The Vanishing Soldier

The Vanishing Soldier
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDani Rosenberg
Written byDani Rosenberg
Amir Kliger
Produced byAvraham Pirchi
Chilik Michaeli
Moshe Edery
Leon Edery
Itamar Pirchi
StarringIdo Tako
CinematographyDavid Stragmeister
Edited byNili Feller
Music byYuval Semo
Production
companies
Israel Film Fund
United Channel Movies
Distributed bySophie Dulac Distribution (France)
United King Films (Israel)
Release date
  • August 5, 2023 (2023-08-05) (Locarno)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguagesFrench
Hebrew

The Vanishing Soldier (Hebrew: החייל הנעלם) is a 2023 Israeli war drama thriller film directed by Dani Rosenberg who co-wrote with Amir Kliger. It is about a deserter soldier who sets out on a journey back home but his situation is complicated when his superiors think he was kidnapped by the enemy. It stars Ido Tako accompanied by Mika Reiss, Efrat Ben Zur, Tiki Dayan and Shmulik Cohen.

The Vanishing Soldier had its world premiere on August 5, 2023, at the 76th Locarno Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Leopard. The film received 11 Ophir Award nominations including Best Picture.