Censored Voices 2015

In June of 1967, Israel launched attacks on Egypt, Jordan and Syria, resulting in major territorial gains for the tiny nation and relatively few human losses. Called the Six-Day War, the conflict and its overwhelming victory led to a swelling of nationalist pride amongst the Israeli people. But the soldiers were left to ponder: Were they liberators or occupiers? The powerful Censored Voices unveils 50 year-old recordings of their confessions, originally censored and now heard for the first time by those very same soldiers. Alongside archival footage, these candid recordings reveal the ironic burden of history, the dehumanization of war, and the ambivalence of men who sacrificed everything for their nation, only to find themselves wanting.