Waltz with Bashir (2008)

An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.

Director:

Ari Folman

Writer:

Ari Folman

Stars:

Ari Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 45 wins & 59 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ari Folman	...	Himself (voice)
Ori Sivan	...	Himself - Interviewee (voice)
Ronny Dayag	...	Himself - Interviewee (voice)
Shmuel Frenkel	...	Himself - Interviewee (voice)
Zahava Solomon	...	Herself - Interviewee (voice) (as Prof. Zahava Solomon)
Ron Ben-Yishai	...	Himself - Interviewee (voice)
Dror Harazi	...	Himself - Interviewee (voice)
Miki Leon	...	Boaz Rein-Buskila (voice)
Yehezkel Lazarov	...	Carmi Cna'an (voice)

Storyline

One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari 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 to 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. He needs 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.

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Plot Keywords:

lebanon | israel defense forces | animated documentary | mass murder | israel lebanon war | 

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Taglines:

We may forget the past, but the past won't forget us. [Theatrical trailer.]

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Genres:

Documentary | Animation | Biography | Drama | History | Mystery | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some disturbing images of atrocities, strong violence, brief nudity and a scene of graphic sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

Israel France Germany USA Finland Switzerland Belgium Australia

Language:

Hebrew Arabic German English

Release Date:

12 June 2008 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Waltz with Bashir

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$50,021, 28 December 2008

Gross USA:

$2,283,849

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,125,849

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d'Ici, Razor Film Produktion GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Artist David Polonsky is right handed, but did most of the illustration for this film with his left hand, as he felt that his original drawing were 'too pretty.'

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Goofs

In the Netherlands, Carmi drives a car with a white license plate. In the Netherlands however, license plates happens to be yellow.

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Quotes

Boaz Rein-Buskila: Do you ever have flashbacks from Lebanon?
Ari Folman: No. No, not really.

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Connections

Featured in Sharon Amrani: Remember His Name (2010)

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Soundtracks

Incubator
Originally Performed by The Clique
Written by Dani Dotan (as Dani Dothan)
Composed by Eli Abramov
Performed by Nitzan Rimon
Guitars by Nitzan Rimon
Bass by Dar Nahmias
Drums by Ofer Harrari
Produced and Recorded by Dar Nahmias
Recorded at Ambience Studios, Israel

User Reviews

Irritating? What are you on?

I think working on this movie for 4 years is long enough. You obviously missed the whole point. The point of the movie is not to point the blame at anyone, it is about showing the reality of war and what the affect it has on Soldiers.

It's not about who won, who was right, or who did what wrong. Its about how people react to it and how it affects the people who are involved in it. Yes it showed only the Israeli side of things, but hey, its because it's on the Soldiers point of view, how they saw it, not how everyone saw it, not how the other soldiers. It shows his point view, and the interviewers points of views. Thats why its like this.

And that is why it makes it so real. It is very well done.