Room 514

Inthisdisturbing,realisticdebutadeterminedyoungfemalesoldierinterrogatesanofficer.Contrarytohercolleagues’advicesheaccuseshimofbeatingupanArabfamily.Sheperseveresagainsttheabuseofpowerinthearmy.<br/>　　AfemaleIsraelisoldierisorderedtointerrogateanIsraeliofficerwhoisallegedtohaveabusedanArabfamily.Lowerinrankandalsoawoman,sheisbarelytakenseriouslybythehaughtyman;heonlygiveshersarcasticanswers.<br/>　　Hercolleagues,includingherlover,advisehertostopthecase-becauseitistoopolitical,toocomplexandtoonotorious.Instead,shefastensherteethinit,inthehopeofgettingjusticeforthevictims.Inthemeantimeshehasthethumbscrewstightenedbyherloverandhisintended.<br/>　　Alltheinterrogationstakeplaceinroom514,wherethesoundpaletteisformedonlybyvoicesandtheairconditioning.Room514isacourageous,hyper-realistic,low-budgetdramathatprovidesaworryingandcriticalpictureofIsraeliArmyculture,whereyoungsoldiersdiscoverthatgoodandevil,blackandwhite,don’texist.Thisdebutfilmfilledwithexpressive,hand-heldshotswasrecordedinonlyafewdays.