Yossi

Ten years after «Yossi and Jagger», a highly controversial release in his home country, Eytan Fox, the enfant terrible of Israeli cinema, returns with an unofficial sequel that focuses on the same thorny subject: the love between two men. A decade later, Yossi is no longer a soldier, he’s a cardiologist struggling to forget the death of his partner, while they were still in the army.

Ten years after «Yossi and Jagger», a highly controversial release in his home country, Eytan Fox, the enfant terrible of Israeli cinema, returns with an unofficial sequel that focuses on the same thorny subject: the love between two men. A decade later, Yossi is no longer a soldier, he’s a cardiologist struggling to forget the death of his partner, while they were still in the army. When Jagger’s mother happens to visit the hospital where he works, Yossi decides to reveal the nature of their relationship to both her and her husband and then takes off on a aimless journey in hopes of inner peace. Somewhere along the way, the doctor meets a group of young soldiers and is instantly attracted to Tom, an openly gay private, whose presence brings back memories and rekindles his lust for life. "Yossi" is a pointed commentary on the awkwardness of Israeli military culture towards homosexuality, criticizing the lack of tolerance with a healthy dose of self-deprecation. If there’s one discerning quality about Fox’s new offering, then it’s certainly honesty and a dark sense of humor that leaves a bittersweet taste in your mouth. K.Th.

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Original title: Ha-Sippur Shel Yossi

Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Eytan Fox

Σενάριο / Screenwriter: Itay Segal

Φωτογραφία / DoP: Guy Raz

Μουσική / Music: Keren Ann

Μοντάζ / Editor: Yosef Grunfeld

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Ohad Knoller, Lior Ashkenazi, Oz Zehavi, Orly Silbersatz Banai, Ola Schur

Ισραήλ / Israel

2012

Εγχρωμο / Color

83'

Εβραϊκά / Hebrew

* Screened on September 27th (press screening) and September 28th

Publication date: 2012-09-13 12:10:00

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