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Rutu Modan's compelling Exit Wounds creates a striking portrait of a modern Israel where the omnipresent threat of sudden death exists alongside the slow dissolution of family life. In a story set in Tel Aviv, Koby learns from a young female soldier that his estranged father, Gabriel, may have been killed in a suicide bomb attack - but then he may not... Together, the pair piece together the last few months of Gabriel's life, and for Koby, the man's entire identity.

With a beautiful clear-line visual style that comes across like a looser version of Herge - though equally as effective - Modan's attention to subtle detail ensures an exquisitely nuanced work that's both thriller and social comedy.

Danny Graydon

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