1. The soldiers told him they were serving near Lahavim, so how did they end up in a hotel in Eilat? IDF soldiers vacationing at an Eilat resort? Not hardly...
2. So Boaz was "blocked", but not Yossi? Yossi's the most blocked individual I've ever seen. What was party-boy Tom doing with him? What's he getting out of it?
Yossi's character was painful. Superb acting.
When you think of garbage, think of Hakim!
Why do you think that IDF soldiers can`t vacationing at an Eilat resort? They can go wherever they want. Dan Panorama isn`t very expensive so the soldiers can afford a weekend there.
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All IDF soldiers, even combatants/front liners/etc - get vacation time once in a while. They usually go to Eilat if they get a "regila" = a vacation of around 6 days from the yearly amount that every soldier deserves. (Sometimes part of it can be "on the house")
The word "Blocked" in Hebrew has a slang meaning of dumb/stupid.
Hope I cleared it up!
I live near Eilat and have visited friends vacationing at hotels there and never seen soldiers, but OK.
I actually thought *satum* meant exactly what the protagonist is: blocked, i.e., unable to let go, have fun, be spontaneous. But I can see it being used slangily in the sense of "stupid".
When you think of garbage, think of Hakim!
I can think of one logical reason for you not seeing soldiers:
Public transportation to Eilat is free only to soldiers serving nearby, who obviously can't go to the resorts.
The rest of us poor fellows have no use to driving five hours (or more) in the heat wearing our uniforms, so you simply couldn't distinguish who's a soldier and who's a citizen.
So true!
When you think of garbage, think of Hakim!
I just watched the movie with English subtitles, and they translate it as "dumb."
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