Yossi & Jagger

25/9/2015,19:00, Ταινιοθήκη της Ελλάδος

"Yossi & Jagger", the Israeli filmmaker’s debut, is a passionate and totally fearless love story between two soldiers that goes against all convention. Romance meets social drama in one of the most important films in contemporary Israeli cinema that turned Fox into an overnight sensation.

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Παρουσία του σκηνοθέτη

Based on a true story, Fox’s first feature recounts the budding romance between two Israeli soldiers, focusing on their constant agony about their secret coming out, as their relationship was considered taboo. At a mere 65 minutes, the film packs a lot of timeless messages that took audience and critics by surprise with its honest intentions and its subversive take on romance, catapulting Fox at the top of the Israeli filmmakers list of his gen- eration - literally overnight. Ohad Knoller, who plays Yossi, won the Best Actor award at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Filmmaker in attendance

Σκηνοθεσία / Director
Eytan Fox
Σενάριο / Screenwriter
Avner Bernheimer
Φωτογραφία / DoP
Yaron Scharf
Μουσική / Music
Ivri Lider
Μοντάζ / Editor
Yosef Grunfeld
Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast
Ohad Knoller, Yehuda Levi
Assi Cohen, Aya Steinovit
Hani Furstenberg, Sharon Raginiano

Ισραήλ / Israel
2002
Εγχρωμο / Color
BetaCam SP
65'
Εβραϊκά / Hebrew

Publication date: 2015-09-13 00:00:00

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