Yossi & Jagger (2002)

Director:

Eytan Fox

Writer:

Avner Bernheimer

Release Date:

1 August 2002 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

Love should never be a secret.

Plot:

Romance blooms between two soldiers (Knoller, Levi) stationed in an Israeli outpost on the Lebanese border.

Plot Keywords:

Israeli | Military | Israeli Army | Army | Soldier

Awards:

9 wins

Cast

Ohad Knoller	...	Yossi
Yehuda Levi	...	Lior Amichai 'Jagger'
Assi Cohen	...	Ophir
Aya Steinovitz	...	Yaeli
Hani Furstenberg	...	Goldie
Sharon Raginiano	...	The Colonel
Yuval Semo	...	Psycho
Yaniv Moyal	...	Samoncha
Hanan Savyon	...	Adams
Erez Kahana	...	Yaniv the Cook
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shmulik Bernheimer	...	Shmuel 'Shmulik' Amichai
Yael Pearl	...	Varda Amichai (as Yael Perl Becker)

Directed by
Eytan Fox

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Avner Bernheimer

Produced by
Amir Harel	....	producer
Gal Uchovsky	....	producer

Original Music by
Ivri Lider

Cinematography by
Yaron Scharf

Film Editing by
Yosef Grunfeld

Casting by
Yael Aviv

Art Direction by
Amir Pick

Costume Design by
Natan Elkanovich

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shabtai Yitzhak	....	assistant director

Art Department
Benny Arbitman	....	props

Sound Department
Israel David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Asher Milo	....	sound (as Ashi Milo)
Ronen Nagel	....	sound designer
Gil Toren	....	sound

Music Department
Gal Uchovsky	....	musical advisor

Production Companies

• Lama Films
• Israel Cable Programming (ICP)
• Lama Productions

Distributors

• 1More Film (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Grimace (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Divisa Home Video (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• Metacinema
• Optimale (2005) (France) (DVD)
• Strand Releasing (2003) (USA)

Also Known As:

"Yossi and Jagger" - International (English title) (informal title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Runtime:

65 min | Israel:67 min

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:M | USA:Unrated | USA:R | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 | Brazil:14

Company:

Lama Films

Goofs:

Continuity: In the snowball fight scene, after Yossi has pinned Jagger, Jagger's jacket is open and his chest visible before Yossi has unzipped it.

Quotes:

Yossi:I Don't Believe It
Lior Amichai 'Jagger':What can I say?
Lior Amichai 'Jagger':I'm an animal

Movie Connections:

References Stand by Me (1986)

Soundtrack:

Bo

Absolutely Stunning!

This just has to be one of the most haunting movies I have ever seen. That it has taken an Israeli film crew, Israeli actors. with the backdrop of the sad history of conflict in that troubled region, makes the film even more stunning.

I was surprised to learn that Israel has allowed gay men and women to serve in their armed forces since the mid eighties. That the military in Israel allowed this film to be made is a credit to a nation that I do not normally admire.

The plot has been detailed in earlier comments and the comment has been made that the film is too short. I would have liked to have seen more of Yossi and Jagger, perhaps going one that long dreamed of holiday that was so important to Jagger. Despite the films short running time,this film just has to be the best ever made on what still remains a controversial subject, even in this enlightened time. Can one even contemplate this film being made in Turkey for instance..not a chance!

This is definitely a film that deserves a wide audience. I doubt that it will ever be equalled so make an effort to see this wonderfully moving and tragic tale.