She never served in the Israeli army. Her heroine is an angry soldier
'There's a fetishistic element to the whole obsession of serving in the army': The heroine of 'Cuz You're Ugly' refuses to fit in. Director Sharon Engelhardt discusses belonging in Israeli society – and why fat bodies onscreen are still expected to justify their presence
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