In comparison to the chaotic climate of the typical battlefield, with shouted orders and bullets flying, these sniper soldiers wait patiently, sometimes for hours, sometimes for days, as they keep track of their target up close and personal, albeit from a distance through the telescopic sight. The current that ties them together is the still professionalism as they wait for the permission to take that "One Shot", and complete the mission. One of them describes it as fun, another as a game. Like the IDF itself, they are a cross section of Israeli society, and each react differently to their rigors of their job. What is fascinating about their stories is the wide range of emotion that they represent. With snipers as part of every combat unit (as the film further states at the beginning), one wouldn't think that interviewing them would be as sensitive as to need special permission. ![]() In the end, it was, but as a form of protest, the filmmaker placed the word "CENSORED" in large letters across the faces of the snipers. At the time there was great uncertainty as to whether or not it would even be allowed to be screened. I was in the audience at the Jerusalem Film Festival when this movie had its Israeli premiere. It is important to note that the film opens with the message: "This is the first time snipers of the were given permission to be interviewed for a film", and as such the filmmakers were required, against their will, to censor the film by the IDF military censor. The narrative is left to the snipers, telling their stories. ![]() The operational scenes are presented with no narration, just the stark imagery of soldiers carrying out their missions. The film by Nurit Kedar delicately balances scenes of IDF soldiers on operational missions, with interviews of IDF snipers. "One Shot", is as intimate as its subject matter's profession.
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