‘Foxtrot’ Director Samuel Maoz Reteams With Eitan Mansuri on Political Movie ‘It’s Good to Die For Your Country’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent Eitan Mansuri, who attended Series Mania Festival to pitch season 2 of “No Man’s Land” (pictured), is re-teaming with award-winning Israeli director Samuel Maoz on his next film “It’s Good to Die For Your Country.” The project will mark Maoz’s follow up to “Foxtrot” and “Lebanon” which won Venice’s Silver and Golden Lion awards, respectively.
Mansuri told Variety that “It’s Good to Die For Your Country” will be like the third opus of a trilogy on war, completing “Foxtrot” and “Lebanon.” “‘Lebanon’ was about being a soldier, ‘Foxtrot’ was about the implication of war on families and ‘It’s Good to Die For Your Country’ will be about trauma itself,” said Mansuri, whose produced Maoz’s last two movies.
While the exact plot remains under wraps, Mansuri revealed that it will revolve around two childhood friends in their late 50’s and 60’s who grew up believing that (serving in the army) was a good thing,” he continued.
The project is being backed by The Match Factory in Germany and Sophie Dulac in France who are attached to co-produce, as well as take international sales and French distribution rights, respectively.
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