Foxtrot (2018)
86%RT Audience Score: 76%
Awards & Nominations: 1 nomination
Foxtrot uses topical themes to deliver a bruising sociopolitical statement that’s equally effective taken simply as an absorbing, well-acted drama
Foxtrot is a film that will keep you on your toes, with its unpredictable plot and twists that will leave you guessing until the very end. The film’s unique blend of humor and tragedy is a testament to the director’s skill in crafting a story that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. The performances are top-notch, and the cinematography is stunning. Whether you’re a fan of war films or not, Foxtrot is a must-see movie that will leave you thinking long after the credits roll. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the ride!
Production Company(ies)
Channel Four Films, Ci By 2000 Thin Man Films,
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
New Delhi Railway Station, Paharganj, Central Delhi, Delhi, India
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content, drug use and violent war images
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Datasat Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 52m
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Language(s):English, Pashtu, Dari, French
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Country of origin:France, Germany, Israel, Switzerland
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 2, 2018 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 5, 2018
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
Foxtrot, Drama, Hebrew, Samuel Maoz, Michael Weber, Viola Fügen, Eitan Mansuri, Cédomir Kolar, Marc Baschet, Michel Merkt, Lior Ashkenazi, Sarah Adler, Gefen Barkai, Dekel Adin, Shaul Amir, Itay Exlroad, R, Graphic Images, Brief Drug Use, Some Sexual Content, $618.0K, reviewed by J.R Jones, Ed Potton, Simran Hans, Tara Brady, David Jenkins, Danny Leigh, Dennis Harvey, Richard Propes, David Lamble, Megan Purdy, Rhys Tarling, starring Lior Ashkenazi, Sarah Adler, Gefen Barkai, directed by Samuel Maoz, written by Samuel Maoz
Worldwide gross: $24,972,139
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $30,778,125
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,541
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 3,356,393
US/Canada gross: $23,083,334
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $28,450,176
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,291
US/Canada opening weekend: $7,450,275
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $9,182,453
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 982
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $35,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $43,137,450
Production budget ranking: 892
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $23,229,517
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$35,588,841
ROI to date (est.): -54%
ROI ranking: 1,711
Sarah Adler – Daphna Feldmann
Gefen Barkai – Squad
Dekel Adin – Squad
Shaul Amir – Squad
Itay Exlroad – Dancing Soldier
Director – Samuel Maoz
Producers – Michael Weber, Viola Fügen, Eitan Mansuri, Cédomir Kolar, Marc Baschet, Michel Merkt
Writer – Samuel Maoz
Director(s)
Samuel Maoz
Writer(s)
Samuel Maoz
Producer(s)
Michael Weber, Viola Fügen, Eitan Mansuri, Cédomir Kolar, Marc Baschet, Michel Merkt
Film Festivals
Sundance, Venice, Telluride, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
1 nomination
Academy Awards
All Critics (141) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (132) | Rotten (9)
[Writer-director Samuel] Moaz is a daring, unpredictable storyteller, and his eccentric plot construction, which also takes into account the son’s last days, turns an intimate emotional drama into a larger statement about fate and justice.
March 9, 2020
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
A film full of mystery and switchbacks is resolved in resounding style.
March 4, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
Ed Potton
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The film’s tastefully constricted aesthetic is enjoyably at odds with its unruly, philosophical themes; the slipperiness of a dual identity, the fragility of war and the relentless manner in which grief can leak into a home’s every crevice.
March 3, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Simran Hans
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Hellerian surrealism. Slapstick comedy. There are many tones and textures set against two backdrops in Samuel Maoz’s long-awaited follow-up to Lebanon.
March 1, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
Tara Brady
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
Maoz definitely knows how to knock a film together, so fingers crossed that the window between this and his next one is a lot more narrow.
March 1, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
David Jenkins
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
Maoz creates a deadpan J’accuse, razor-edged and hugely original. The truth? It is unmissable.
February 27, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Danny Leigh
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
…a tricky narrative that is occasionally over-hyperbolic…
October 16, 2020
Dennis Harvey
48 Hills
Maoz never lets us forget about the bigger picture.
September 8, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Foxtrot benefits from a talented supporting cast.
June 2, 2020
David Lamble
Bay Area Reporter
The absolute precision of the film’s construction, from sound, to production design, to cinematography, to the performances is exquisite, and painful because of it.
February 6, 2020
Megan Purdy
Ms En Scene
For a film with only three characters, Foxtrot contains a lot of twists and turns. Right up until the bitterly cruel final scene, it never stops surprising. Or perhaps it’s a wickedly funny final scene. It’s a matter of perspective.
September 26, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
Rhys Tarling
Isolated Nation
A heavy-handed approach to the futility of war, Foxtrot aims high but falls short
March 8, 2019 | Rating: 5/10
Becky Kukla
The Digital Fix…
Plot
2003. After careful consideration, Kim Baker, a news copywriter, decides to leave the relative comfort of a New York desk job and serious boyfriend Chris to accept the assignment to work for three months as on-camera reporter in war torn Afghanistan, as her news agency is looking for anyone within their ranks to fill immediately the empty voids overseas. Her only experience of being in such an environment is going through hostile zone training a few years earlier. Immediately upon her arrival in Afghanistan, she realizes that she is ill-prepared emotionally for this assignment, not only enduring the dangers of the war itself, but also the conditions of everyday life, including largely been seen by men as only a “piece of ass” and a distraction despite her being considered average looking back home and not being overtly sexual, and being an individual with a small bladder who is nonetheless told to stay hydrated at all times. She is largely assisted in navigating this new life by Tanya Vanderpoel, a fellow female western correspondent, and Fahim Ahmadzai, her Afghan translator guide. As time goes on, Kim finds that she not only may have a specific and important voice within the press corps, but that she may be losing touch with her life back in the States for good or bad. In addition, she will have to decide how much she is willing to risk, not only for herself but that for her colleagues, to get that next important story. She also has to figure out how much of what she does truly is her, and how much is being as she and the other western press corps members state is being in the “Kabubble”. What may also affect her life is how much the war in Afghanistan is overtaken by other world events for which the American public is wanting information, and thus if Afghanistan has a specific time span in her life regardless of how much she may want to stay to tell what she sees as its important stories.
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