Waltz with Bashir
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Waltz with Bashir
One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari Folman about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there’s a connection between the dream and their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can’t remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes, USA, 2009; Best Foreign Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards, 2008; Best Foreign Film at the Cesar Awards, France, 2009; Best Film at the Israeli Academy Awards, 2008; Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards, 2009; Best Film at the National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA, 2009; Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the BAFTA Awards, 2009
Director: Ari Folman
Producer: Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli, Roman Paul
Production Company: Bridgit Folman Film Gang
Editor: Nili Feller
Original Soundtrack: Max Richter
Supporter(s): New Fund for Cinema and Television, ARTE, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, HOT, ITVS
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: ואלס עם באשיר
Category: Animation / History / Human Rights / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Tag Words: conflict Israeli army Lebanon War memory refugee camps Sabra and Shatila massacre trauma veterans
One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari Folman about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there’s a connection between the dream and their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can’t remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes, USA, 2009; Best Foreign Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards, 2008; Best Foreign Film at the Cesar Awards, France, 2009; Best Film at the Israeli Academy Awards, 2008; Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards, 2009; Best Film at the National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA, 2009; Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the BAFTA Awards, 2009
Director: Ari Folman
Producer: Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli, Roman Paul
Production Company: Bridgit Folman Film Gang
Editor: Nili Feller
Original Soundtrack: Max Richter
Supporter(s): New Fund for Cinema and Television, ARTE, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, HOT, ITVS
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: ואלס עם באשיר
Category: Animation / History / Human Rights / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Tag Words: conflict Israeli army Lebanon War memory refugee camps Sabra and Shatila massacre trauma veterans