the infirmary where she has sex with the soldier responsible for digitizing the military records, who suffered a nervous breakdown after she deleted them. Her service finally comes to an end, as E-mail replaces paper mail. She leaves the army base, helping Daffi draft another plea. Cast Dana Ivgy as Zohar, a soldier who hopes to end her service time fighting boredom with Minesweeper sessions. Nelly Tagar as Daffi, a spoiled soldier who tries to transfer to HaKirya base, in glamorous Tel Aviv. as Rama, an officer trying to advance her career in spite of her unmotivated crew. Heli Twito as Livnat as Liat as Irena, a soldier of Russian origin. as Tehila, a smitten girl passing for a rookie soldier. Moshe Ashkenazi as Eithan, Zohar's date. Production The idea for Zero Motivation stems from a 2006 short film project from Lavie entitled The Substitute. Dana Ivgy also appeared in The Substitute. Critical reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an 86% approval rating based on 44 critics, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Darkly funny and understatedly absurd, Zero Motivation is a refreshing addition to the canon of irreverent war comedies — and an intriguing calling card for writer-director Talya Lavie." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Awards 2014 Tribeca Film Festival: The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature (top juried award at the festival). 2014 Tribeca Film Festival: Nora Ephron Prize. Grand Prix "Golden Duke" at the 5th Odessa International Film Festival References External links 2014 films 2014 comedy-drama films Israeli comedy-drama films 2010s Hebrew-language films 2014 directorial debut films Military humor in film Films about the Israel Defense Forces