Ten minutes underwater with Israel's silent killers. No explosions, just pure tension.
A film produced by the Israeli Film Service, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit and the Navy Headquarters, documenting a training routine of soldiers at the Israeli Navy who serve on submarines and missile boats. The film documents various military exercises such as diving and planting enemy ships with mines, a land raid of the Israeli naval commando unit, and more.
Cinematography
Cramped submarine interiors shot with surprising elegance.
Sound
Ron Ben-Yishai's narrator voice: pure authority.
Practical Effects
Real commandos, real drills, zero Hollywood fakery.
Director
David Perlov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was peak 'tough Israel' cinema, when military documentaries doubled as national morale boosters post-1967 victory.
Perlov's next project? A diary film about his own life—basically the anti-Navy. The guy was playing both sides.
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