Out for Love... Be Back Shortly(1997)

A unique Israeli classic

Out for Love... Be Back Shortly is Dan Katzir's autobiographical film about a generation searching for love and intimacy amid daily terror and political upheaval. Katzir, a former Israeli officer and paratrooper, chronicles his romance with Iris, a young woman enlisting in military service. The film balances intimate moments with rare historical footage from the era surrounding Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, creating a poetic meditation on innocence, vulnerability, and national trauma. Told with both humor and tenderness, Katzir's brave documentary examines Israel's deepest wounds through the lens of personal connection, capturing how ordinary people navigate love when their country is fractured by violence and loss.