Slightly, Seriously, Critically Injured

"The screening was phenomenal! The minute the credits started to roll, the whole room erupted in applause. The film made a powerful impact on everyone there, and they were deeply moved. I think the power of the film is that it managed to touch the audience on many, many levels:
- as a universal human story
- as a story about parental love with which anyone who has children can identify
- as an inspirational story about overcoming great obstacles (Itay)
- as a story about values (despite what has happened, Itay remains committed and goes back to serve in the army. His brother enlists in the same paratrooper unit)
- as a story about the Israeli "reality" and the heavy price that so many young Israeli soldiers are forced to pay in defending and safeguarding the nation. And as such, it creates empathy for Israel, and strengthens the (Jewish) audience's sense of connection and bond with Israel."
 
Harvey Cyngiser - Director of the Calgary Jewish Film Festival, Canada

A Moment of Slience

By Moran Sharir, Haaretz, April 2011

Obviously, the world should not and cannot stand still every time a soldier is injured, and a minute of silence or even two hours of silence on the radio will accomplish nothing. The human mind has a phenomenal ability to repress. What you can do is broadcast a film like "Slightly, Seriously, Critically Injured."

This film is Sarai's moment of silence, and it cries out louder than any radiophonic silence

It really does not matter where such an event (or such an impressive film) would take you, as long as it shakes you out of your indifference and helps you realize that you cannot carry on like this; that stagnation is deadly and quietness is a lie.

The Voice of the Injured: "Slightly, Seriously, Critically Injured"

By Eyal Levy, Maariv, April 2011

Amir Bar-Shalom's and Avital Ben-Moshe's Film "Slightly, Seriously, Critically Injured" reminds us of the debts of war we pay, and forget about a few days later.  Who even counts them in the papers the next day?  The news keeps rolling, and there is no time to dwell on those heroes.

Ben-Moshe's and Bar-Shalom's film enters that huge gap. What came out is a product that cries "Hold on a minute, look what was here before."

This is a 2007 injury, and filming ended in 2008, but unfortunately what was relevant then is still newsworthy today.

Whoever prayed that Itay would be the last one injured got another long series with no end in sight. That's why this is a 'must-see' film, that should be screened every few months as a reminder, and a moment before we send another soldier to the frontline.

Still Moving

By Nir Kipnis, Globes, April 2011.

We've already been through this before, but this story is moving in any new version, and not just because each story has its own human and personal nuances, but because it is a drama which unfolds before the camera, and even if you think you've seen it all before, you still can't remain indifferent.

It's true, we're used to see films about disabled IDF veterans who hung between life and death, and emerged victorious and rehabilitated. Still, Erenlib's unique story is riveting, and Amir Bar-Shalom manages to tell the story in a way that avoids the lurking pitfalls of cliché.