''I Don't Give a Damn'' ( he, לא שם זין,

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Lo Sam Zayin) is a 1987 Israeli drama film directed by

Shmuel Imberman ''Shmuel'' or Schmuel/ Shmeil is the Hebrew equivalent of the name Samuel. It is popular also in Polish Yiddish versions of the name: Szmul or Szmuel and Szmulik or Szmulek. Shmuel and variations may refer to: * Samuel (Bible), the Hebrew Bible pro ...

, and starring Ika Zohar, Anat Waxman, and

Shmuel Vilozni ''Shmuel'' or Schmuel/ Shmeil is the Hebrew equivalent of the name Samuel. It is popular also in Polish Yiddish versions of the name: Szmul or Szmuel and Szmulik or Szmulek. Shmuel and variations may refer to: * Samuel (Bible), the Hebrew Bible pro ...

. It is based on a novel by

Dahn Ben Amotz Dan Ben-Amotz ( he, דן בן אמוץ, April 13, 1924 – October 20, 1989) was an Israeli radio broadcaster, journalist, playwright, and author, as well as a former Palmach member. Despite having immigrated from Poland in 1938, he was often ...

, and was adapted for the screen by

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. The film, about a war veteran who needs to use a wheelchair after being shot in the stomach, is described by author Gönül Dönmez-Colin as an "excellent example of Israeli war cinema where young men are instructed to commit their body to injury and death and in fact abandon it in the name of the belief in the, as it were, sacred idea of the nation-state".

Cast

* Ika Zohar as Raffi * Anat Waxman as Nira *

as Eli *

Shlomo Tarshish Shlomo (, Polish: Szlomo, Szlama, Szlamek, Szloma), meaning "peaceable", is a common Hebrew male given name. The following individuals are often referred to only by the name Shlomo: * Solomon, king of ancient Israel, according to various religio ...

as Amnon * Liora Grossman as Maya *Dror Amit *Miri Ben Barouch *Udi Ben-Moshe *Dudu Ben-Zeev *Yosef El-Dor *Yehudit Geva *Israel Gruber *Miki Kazula *Gita Lavi *Moshe Matalon

Reception

Walter Goodman of ''

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'' described ''I Don't Give a Damn'' as a "soapy Israeli movie composed of the residue of better movies past", and wrote that the director "spreads the schmaltz like a cholesterol salesman. The actors do not have a chance. When all those people start telling Rafi that he is closing himself off from possible aid and solace, it's like being at a convention of therapists. The scenes of him crashing around in his wheelchair will remind you of '' Coming Home,'' but then, everything here will remind you of something you'd rather be seeing or would rather not have to see again." The film was awarded Best Film Editing by the Israel Film Center for 1986–7. It was submitted by Israel for the

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at the

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, but was not selected.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0121490, I Don't Give a Damn 1987 films 1987 drama films Israeli drama films 1980s Hebrew-language films Films about the Israel Defense Forces Films based on Israeli novels