Yossi & Jagger (2002)

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

Director:

Eytan Fox

Writer:

Avner Bernheimer

Stars:

Ohad Knoller, Yehuda Levi, Assi Cohen

9 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited 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)

Storyline

Yossi is a Commander at an Israeli outpost near Lebanon. He is however involved in a secret, passionate love affair with his second in command (nicknamed Jagger). The two will often sneak off from the outpost to spend time together. A failed ambush during a full moon leaves Jagger mortally wounded and forces Yossi to finally express his love.

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Plot Keywords:

israeli | soldier | sex in the snow | gays in the military | israeli soldier | 

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Taglines:

Love should never be a secret.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Did You Know?

Goofs

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

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Referenced in Malabi Express: Episode #1.11 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Bo
Lyrics by Miri Feigenboim
Music by Rami Kleinstein
Performed by Rita

User Reviews

Don't ask, don't tell

Eytan Fox, the talented Israeli director of the extraordinary film "Walk on Water" is a man who clearly has his feet well planted on the ground. His lyrical "Yossi and Jagger" proves he is man who can deal with a lot of controversial subjects in a realistic and convincing way.

This brief film packs a lot for a 65 minutes feature, but in spite of its short length, what comes out of the story feels real and we don't begrudge the brevity in which it was presented. The story of Yossi and Jagger is presented without phony touches, that in the hands of another director, of worse yet, a Hollywood studio, would have been meaningless.

This is the story about two men who happened to be in love and the consequences of something that goes terribly wrong that ends their involvement. The two central characters stay with the viewer for a long time, which says a lot about Mr. Fox and the way he has presented his tale about how fate intervenes in the lives of these young men.

Ohad Knoller and Yehuda Levi give good performances as Yossi and Jagger. These actors make their characters work on the movie because of the intensity of their contribution to the film.

Mr. Fox is to be congratulated for his inspired direction.

Details

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Release Date:

1 August 2002 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Yossi & Jagger

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,395, 28 September 2003

Gross USA:

$267,005

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$351,707

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1