The Love Letter (2017) - full transcript
Finding a special love letter in her locker, will make Noa struggle between a safe restrained world, and her urge to feel, at least for a brief moment - loved.
WEB-DL / WEBRip / WEB
Duration: 18:49
FPS: 25
[indistinct chatter]
-[soldier] Twenty seconds!
-[soldiers] Twenty seconds!
[soldier]
Come here. Tidy yourself up.
-[soldier] Fifteen seconds!
-[soldiers] Fifteen seconds!
Company, stand at attention
for the commander. Two, three...
Attention!
[Noa] You're not a company,
there are only three of you.
Say "squad."
Squad, stand at attention
for the commander.
-Two, three...
-Attention!
-Good morning.
-Good morning, Commander.
[soldier] Good morning, Commander.
A little lower, at eyebrow level.
Good morning.
-[soldier 2] Good morning, Commander.
-Good morning.
-[soldier 3] Good morning, Commander.
-[soldier 4] Good morning, Commander.
Lover letter to my platoon commander.
A platoon commander who is a wildcat.
Her body rises like waves in the tide,
when she comes towards me...
[Sapir]
Weapons pointing at 60 degrees!
[soldiers]
Weapons pointing at 60 degrees!
-Apply safety catch!
-[soldiers] Apply safety catch!
-Five fingers on the grip!
-[soldiers] Five fingers on the grip!
-Unload weapons for inspection!
-[soldiers] Unload weapons for inspection!
Chamber is clear, Sergeant!
Weapon is unloaded and on safe, Commander!
Weapon is unloaded and on safe, Commander!
Chamber is clear, Sergeant!
Weapon has been unloaded and inspected,
Commander!
-Chamber is clear, Commander!
-Chamber is clear, Company commander!
[Shimrit] Ow!
Sorry.
Sorry, Company Commander.
How many times do I have to tell you
to pull hard on the charging handle?
Damn it!
-Okay. Turn around.
-[soldiers] Yes, Sergeant.
[Sapir]
We have a level 2 heat alert today.
What does that mean?
It means it's gonna be very,
very hot today.
I want all of you
to take out your canteens and drink.
[Sapir] Are you okay?
[Noa] Fine, I didn't get hurt.
You think she did it on purpose?
Of course not.
[Sapir] Don't be too sure.
The girls in this company
are a bunch of troublemakers.
Good.
I wanna see you drink like that
even without me saying so.
You'll now take a 15-minute break.
Fifteen minutes as of now.
[soldiers]
Yes, Sergeant, 15 minutes!
Sit down.
Attention, Commander,
I am so sorry, I didn't mean...
It's okay, lucky for you
I didn't get hurt.
So you don't want to tell me anything
about what you sent me?
You mean, the letter?
Look, Shimrit.
First let me say that things like this
can happen in a system like the army.
I'm your commander, you're my solider,
it's understandable.
And secondly I'll say that
I'd be happy to hear the whole story
from the beginning so we can deal with it
in an orderly manner
and see how we can take care
of this matter.
I understand it's embarrassing.
Take a moment to compose yourself.
I'm sorry.
[Shimrit chuckles]
You may return to the company
until you get a grip of yourself.
-[Noa] Shimrit?
-Yes, Commander.
-[soldier] Ten seconds!
-[soldiers] Ten seconds!
[soldier] Adi!
-[soldier] Five seconds!
-[soldiers] Five seconds!
Stand at attention for the sergeant.
Two, three...
Attention!
You have 40 seconds
to get rid of anything civilian.
Forty seconds as of now.
[soldiers]
Yes, Sergeant, 40 seconds!
-[soldier] Move it.
-[Sapir] I'm telling you...
Armani's fuckin' orange perfume.
You smell like that orchard
outside the base.
Then when you go unloading weapons
in the morning the girls smell you...
Attention, Sergeant.
One of the soldiers fainted.
[Sapir] Hold this.
Stupid soldiers...
Move away, please. Get me some water.
[Sapir]
Get out. Faster, let's go.
Shimrit. Can you hear me?
Can you hear me, Shimrit?
Can you hear me?
[Sapir]
We're right across from the mess hall.
We just don't drink enough here.
I said get out. Was I not clear?
Can you hear me, Shimrit?
[Sapir] You see three tents?
One, two, three.
You're so beautiful.
Noa, I'm here.
She wrote me
a love letter this morning.
For you?
Yeah, exactly,
I think they're pulling a prank on me.
Who?
She is. She's pulling a prank on me.
-Shimrit?
-[Noa] Shh!
I can tell when someone's
playing to trick me, can't I?
Let me read it.
-I don't have it on me at the moment.
-Come on, I gotta read it.
-It's the only way I can tell.
-I said, it's not on me.
She's a lesbo?
I'm not supposed
to know things like that.
[Sapir] Okay, fine.
Sapir, no.
Why not?
What do you know about her?
I said no. She's my solider.
A disobedient soldier, Noa,
who's making fun of you.
Now I have doubts
about this whole fainting thing, too.
[soldiers] Five seconds!
[soldier] Five seconds!
-Sapir, you have to go out to them.
-How would you spell that?
-S-H...
-[Noa] Sapir, give me the phone
-and go out to them.
-Hold on.
[soldier] Stand at attention
for the sergeant. Two, three...
[soldiers] Attention!
I don't want them
standing there at attention
without anyone receiving them, all right?
-Then I'll go out to them.
-One sec.
Check out your soldier.
Get up.
[Shimrit] Attention, Sergeant.
I got permission to rest.
Oh, you did, did you?
That's wonderful.
Such great news.
Get up.
Get ready and go outside.
Move it.
[claps]
We liked your little show, Shimrit.
Me and your commander
are very impressed.
Go on, faster. Lift those feet.
You're late.
Ten seconds. Ten seconds as of now.
Yes, Sergeant. Ten seconds.
[Sapir] You're late.
This time, touch the flag,
do 10 pushups
and get back here in 10 seconds.
Ten seconds as of now.
Yes, Sergeant. Ten seconds.
You're out of time.
Get up. I said, get up.
You think you can just make fun
of my company's commander?
Where do you think you are?
In kindergarten?
Attention, Sergeant. Is it because
I'm in love with the commander?
Hey, Shimrit!
How dare you talk to me like that!
Tell her to put her dress uniform on.
-[Sapir] Now?
-Yes, now. I'm court-martialing this brat.
-[Sapir] You?
-Yes, me. Can't you hear what I'm saying?
[Sapir] You have seven minutes to put on
your dress uniform and get back here.
Seven minutes as of now.
[Shimrit]
Yes, Sergeant. Seven minutes.
She won't make it in 7.
Give her 10.
How do you plead?
Guilty, not guilty...
Article 193
of the military judicial code.
Private Shimrit Ben-Naftali,
military ID number 7684485.
[Shimrit] Yes, Commander.
Are you willing
to be court-martialed by me?
Yes, Commander.
[Noa] On August 28th the soldier
was impertinent towards her commander,
Article 193 of the military judicial code,
conduct unbecoming.
How do you plead,
guilty or not guilty?
How do you plead,
guilty or not guilty?
Attention, Commander.
I'm not feeling very well.
Did anyone ask you
how you're feeling?
Stand up straight, feet apart,
hands behind your back.
Do you plead guilty
to writing me a love letter?
Yes, Commander.
Do you plead guilty
to lying in the letter?
No, Commander.
Do you have a boyfriend?
[Shimrit] Yes, Commander.
Do you love your boyfriend?
Yes, Commander.
I don't know what you two want.
What do we want?
What do we want, Sergeant?
We want you to call your boyfriend
and tell him you're in love with me.
Do it!
[cellphone ringing]
[man] Babe!
Hey.
[man] Feeling better, babe?
[Shimrit] Yes, I'm fine.
[man] Are you on break?
I wanted...
I wanted to tell you
that I fell in love with--
[Noa] Hang up!
Hang up!
No weekend leave for you.
Now get out.
What?
-Wow, looks like--
-I don't want to hear it.
You get out, too.
I'll let you
have your weekend leave
if you tell me
why you fell in love with me.
Do you want to stay here
for the weekend?
[Shimrit] No, Commander.
Good.
Then why not fall in love
with your sergeant?
Or your other commanders?
Huh?
You think I need you?
I really don't need you
or that stupid letter of yours.
You know what, Commander?
It really was a joke.
Sorry.
-[soldier] Thirty seconds!
-[soldiers] Thirty seconds!
-[soldier] Fifteen seconds!
-[soldiers] Fifteen seconds!
-[soldier] Ten seconds!
-[soldiers] Ten seconds!
[Sapir] Formation?
Yes.
[Sapir] Shimrit, get up.
Move it, move it.
Squad, stand at attention
for your commander.
Two, three, attention!
"A love letter to my commander.
My commander is a wildcat.
Her body rises
like waves in the tide,
when she comes towards me
at the morning formation...
I'm completely tongue-tied.
Her eyes are brown and show no fear,
but even at night
I can see bright and clear,
that she roams worlds
that are foreign to her,
that she needs the wildness,
the forest, to dare!
If you'd only see me,
you'd probably see,
the wild unbridled field
that I wish to be,
with no rules and no boundaries
that you need to adapt,
because in my world
you cannot domesticate a cat!
I love you.
Shimrit."
Have a good day.
[soldiers]
Have a good day, Commander.
[sobbing]
Duration: 18:49
FPS: 25
[indistinct chatter]
-[soldier] Twenty seconds!
-[soldiers] Twenty seconds!
[soldier]
Come here. Tidy yourself up.
-[soldier] Fifteen seconds!
-[soldiers] Fifteen seconds!
Company, stand at attention
for the commander. Two, three...
Attention!
[Noa] You're not a company,
there are only three of you.
Say "squad."
Squad, stand at attention
for the commander.
-Two, three...
-Attention!
-Good morning.
-Good morning, Commander.
[soldier] Good morning, Commander.
A little lower, at eyebrow level.
Good morning.
-[soldier 2] Good morning, Commander.
-Good morning.
-[soldier 3] Good morning, Commander.
-[soldier 4] Good morning, Commander.
Lover letter to my platoon commander.
A platoon commander who is a wildcat.
Her body rises like waves in the tide,
when she comes towards me...
[Sapir]
Weapons pointing at 60 degrees!
[soldiers]
Weapons pointing at 60 degrees!
-Apply safety catch!
-[soldiers] Apply safety catch!
-Five fingers on the grip!
-[soldiers] Five fingers on the grip!
-Unload weapons for inspection!
-[soldiers] Unload weapons for inspection!
Chamber is clear, Sergeant!
Weapon is unloaded and on safe, Commander!
Weapon is unloaded and on safe, Commander!
Chamber is clear, Sergeant!
Weapon has been unloaded and inspected,
Commander!
-Chamber is clear, Commander!
-Chamber is clear, Company commander!
[Shimrit] Ow!
Sorry.
Sorry, Company Commander.
How many times do I have to tell you
to pull hard on the charging handle?
Damn it!
-Okay. Turn around.
-[soldiers] Yes, Sergeant.
[Sapir]
We have a level 2 heat alert today.
What does that mean?
It means it's gonna be very,
very hot today.
I want all of you
to take out your canteens and drink.
[Sapir] Are you okay?
[Noa] Fine, I didn't get hurt.
You think she did it on purpose?
Of course not.
[Sapir] Don't be too sure.
The girls in this company
are a bunch of troublemakers.
Good.
I wanna see you drink like that
even without me saying so.
You'll now take a 15-minute break.
Fifteen minutes as of now.
[soldiers]
Yes, Sergeant, 15 minutes!
Sit down.
Attention, Commander,
I am so sorry, I didn't mean...
It's okay, lucky for you
I didn't get hurt.
So you don't want to tell me anything
about what you sent me?
You mean, the letter?
Look, Shimrit.
First let me say that things like this
can happen in a system like the army.
I'm your commander, you're my solider,
it's understandable.
And secondly I'll say that
I'd be happy to hear the whole story
from the beginning so we can deal with it
in an orderly manner
and see how we can take care
of this matter.
I understand it's embarrassing.
Take a moment to compose yourself.
I'm sorry.
[Shimrit chuckles]
You may return to the company
until you get a grip of yourself.
-[Noa] Shimrit?
-Yes, Commander.
-[soldier] Ten seconds!
-[soldiers] Ten seconds!
[soldier] Adi!
-[soldier] Five seconds!
-[soldiers] Five seconds!
Stand at attention for the sergeant.
Two, three...
Attention!
You have 40 seconds
to get rid of anything civilian.
Forty seconds as of now.
[soldiers]
Yes, Sergeant, 40 seconds!
-[soldier] Move it.
-[Sapir] I'm telling you...
Armani's fuckin' orange perfume.
You smell like that orchard
outside the base.
Then when you go unloading weapons
in the morning the girls smell you...
Attention, Sergeant.
One of the soldiers fainted.
[Sapir] Hold this.
Stupid soldiers...
Move away, please. Get me some water.
[Sapir]
Get out. Faster, let's go.
Shimrit. Can you hear me?
Can you hear me, Shimrit?
Can you hear me?
[Sapir]
We're right across from the mess hall.
We just don't drink enough here.
I said get out. Was I not clear?
Can you hear me, Shimrit?
[Sapir] You see three tents?
One, two, three.
You're so beautiful.
Noa, I'm here.
She wrote me
a love letter this morning.
For you?
Yeah, exactly,
I think they're pulling a prank on me.
Who?
She is. She's pulling a prank on me.
-Shimrit?
-[Noa] Shh!
I can tell when someone's
playing to trick me, can't I?
Let me read it.
-I don't have it on me at the moment.
-Come on, I gotta read it.
-It's the only way I can tell.
-I said, it's not on me.
She's a lesbo?
I'm not supposed
to know things like that.
[Sapir] Okay, fine.
Sapir, no.
Why not?
What do you know about her?
I said no. She's my solider.
A disobedient soldier, Noa,
who's making fun of you.
Now I have doubts
about this whole fainting thing, too.
[soldiers] Five seconds!
[soldier] Five seconds!
-Sapir, you have to go out to them.
-How would you spell that?
-S-H...
-[Noa] Sapir, give me the phone
-and go out to them.
-Hold on.
[soldier] Stand at attention
for the sergeant. Two, three...
[soldiers] Attention!
I don't want them
standing there at attention
without anyone receiving them, all right?
-Then I'll go out to them.
-One sec.
Check out your soldier.
Get up.
[Shimrit] Attention, Sergeant.
I got permission to rest.
Oh, you did, did you?
That's wonderful.
Such great news.
Get up.
Get ready and go outside.
Move it.
[claps]
We liked your little show, Shimrit.
Me and your commander
are very impressed.
Go on, faster. Lift those feet.
You're late.
Ten seconds. Ten seconds as of now.
Yes, Sergeant. Ten seconds.
[Sapir] You're late.
This time, touch the flag,
do 10 pushups
and get back here in 10 seconds.
Ten seconds as of now.
Yes, Sergeant. Ten seconds.
You're out of time.
Get up. I said, get up.
You think you can just make fun
of my company's commander?
Where do you think you are?
In kindergarten?
Attention, Sergeant. Is it because
I'm in love with the commander?
Hey, Shimrit!
How dare you talk to me like that!
Tell her to put her dress uniform on.
-[Sapir] Now?
-Yes, now. I'm court-martialing this brat.
-[Sapir] You?
-Yes, me. Can't you hear what I'm saying?
[Sapir] You have seven minutes to put on
your dress uniform and get back here.
Seven minutes as of now.
[Shimrit]
Yes, Sergeant. Seven minutes.
She won't make it in 7.
Give her 10.
How do you plead?
Guilty, not guilty...
Article 193
of the military judicial code.
Private Shimrit Ben-Naftali,
military ID number 7684485.
[Shimrit] Yes, Commander.
Are you willing
to be court-martialed by me?
Yes, Commander.
[Noa] On August 28th the soldier
was impertinent towards her commander,
Article 193 of the military judicial code,
conduct unbecoming.
How do you plead,
guilty or not guilty?
How do you plead,
guilty or not guilty?
Attention, Commander.
I'm not feeling very well.
Did anyone ask you
how you're feeling?
Stand up straight, feet apart,
hands behind your back.
Do you plead guilty
to writing me a love letter?
Yes, Commander.
Do you plead guilty
to lying in the letter?
No, Commander.
Do you have a boyfriend?
[Shimrit] Yes, Commander.
Do you love your boyfriend?
Yes, Commander.
I don't know what you two want.
What do we want?
What do we want, Sergeant?
We want you to call your boyfriend
and tell him you're in love with me.
Do it!
[cellphone ringing]
[man] Babe!
Hey.
[man] Feeling better, babe?
[Shimrit] Yes, I'm fine.
[man] Are you on break?
I wanted...
I wanted to tell you
that I fell in love with--
[Noa] Hang up!
Hang up!
No weekend leave for you.
Now get out.
What?
-Wow, looks like--
-I don't want to hear it.
You get out, too.
I'll let you
have your weekend leave
if you tell me
why you fell in love with me.
Do you want to stay here
for the weekend?
[Shimrit] No, Commander.
Good.
Then why not fall in love
with your sergeant?
Or your other commanders?
Huh?
You think I need you?
I really don't need you
or that stupid letter of yours.
You know what, Commander?
It really was a joke.
Sorry.
-[soldier] Thirty seconds!
-[soldiers] Thirty seconds!
-[soldier] Fifteen seconds!
-[soldiers] Fifteen seconds!
-[soldier] Ten seconds!
-[soldiers] Ten seconds!
[Sapir] Formation?
Yes.
[Sapir] Shimrit, get up.
Move it, move it.
Squad, stand at attention
for your commander.
Two, three, attention!
"A love letter to my commander.
My commander is a wildcat.
Her body rises
like waves in the tide,
when she comes towards me
at the morning formation...
I'm completely tongue-tied.
Her eyes are brown and show no fear,
but even at night
I can see bright and clear,
that she roams worlds
that are foreign to her,
that she needs the wildness,
the forest, to dare!
If you'd only see me,
you'd probably see,
the wild unbridled field
that I wish to be,
with no rules and no boundaries
that you need to adapt,
because in my world
you cannot domesticate a cat!
I love you.
Shimrit."
Have a good day.
[soldiers]
Have a good day, Commander.
[sobbing]