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 | army | military | israeli army | 

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Taglines:

Two soldiers and a love that lasts forever...

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Details

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Release Date:

1 August 2002 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Yossi

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

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Ofir is listening to music with Yaeli in the bedroom, the CD display shows the number 2, while there's a music playing. A few moments later, the number on the display is 3, though the song is still the same.

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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

Featured in Les mains déliées: À la recherche du cinéma gay israélien (2014)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

A surprising delight from Israel

I'd never expect such a film from Israel.

I found the movie with a mixed style is somewhat inconsistent at some spots, and some of the music used is kind of tacky, and overall feeling of the movie is very low budget. But within a running time less than an animated film, this movie delivers a complete story with genuine feelings, touches many grounds, and manages to be moving and leaves your heart ache by the time when end credit rolls.

Maybe it's true that the running time of the movie is a stretch for a theatrical release, and the same story in a heterosexual content would not have been much an impact. But still, it's the most wholesome gay film I have ever seen. I'm disappointed that it was not received better at the Cinema21. There were like 5 people for the Sunday night show. Americans are notorious for shun away any movies with sub titles, straight or not.