One day, a colonel (Sharon Raginiano) arrives at the base with two female soldiers, one of whom he immediately sleeps with in the bunker.

[4] Stephen Holden from The New York Times "If the situation has all the ingredients of a shrill, tearful melodrama, the filmmaker, working from a taut screenplay by Avner Bernheimer that doesn’t waste a word or a gesture, keeps the emotional lid firmly in place.

"[2] Ella Taylor from L.A. Weekly wrote "Enlivened by journalist Avner Bernheimer’s delicately witty script and some lively ensemble performances under the direction of Eytan Fox, the film offers a haunting portrait of a generation forced to risk their lives in the service of military goals they’re far from totally committed to.

"[2] Wesley Morris from the Boston Globe wrote "What the movie lacks in ambition, originality, and grit, it makes up for in pure feeling.

[5] The film did not receive production assistance from the Israeli army but proved to be popular in Israel and was later shown on military bases.