Close to Home 2005 Rebellious and outgoing Smadar cant stand types like Mirit Mirit, introverted and frightened, keeps away from the likes of Smadar But the two are thrown together as they are assigned to a patrol in Jerusalem as part of their compulsory military service Their job is to stop Palestinian passersby, to ask for their identity cards, and to write down their details on special forms You dont move from this place, dont sit down, dont smoke, dont eat, dont talk on your cell phones, says their commander, leaving them alone on the street with their patrol forms What will they do now This is the story of two 18 year old girls who are busy with their own worlds falling in love, break ups, and the volatile relationship between the two in an attempt to ignore the political reality in a city that slowly makes its way into their lives As women, this film is our own way of soul searching, about our army service and the occupation