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Waltz with Bashir

An Israeli ex-soldier and his friends are plagued by strange dreams and visions. He comes to realise that the problem is with deeply-buried memories of his time in Lebanon twenty years ago. Determined to get to the source of the memories, he journeys back to Lebanon, where, twenty years ago, he and other Israeli soldiers kept a watchful eye over two refugee camps, as Christian Lebanese militiamen massacred Palestinian refugees.

86 minutes, No persons under 18 (Sex, Nudity, Violence)
Animated, Biographical, Drama, War, On the art circuit

Credits

Cast

Voices of Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ari Folman, Dror Harazi, Yehezkel Lazarov, Mickey Leon, Ori Sivan, Zahava Solomon

Director

Ari Folman

Screenplay

Ari Folman

Music

Max Richter

Editing

Nili Feller

Sound formats

Dolby Digital

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2008

Produced by

Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d'Ici, Arte France, Hot Telecommunication, ITVS

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Animated, biography
Language	None
Nudity	Some
Sex	Some and strong
Violence	Some
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	None
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

Ratings

Scale (Max)

International Media

Box Office (USA)Pam Grady Strong appeal to documentary, animation and arthouse fans along with expected awards buzz should translate into moderate box office success.

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert Waltz With Bashir is a devastating animated film

eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson The hallucinatory nature of much of the imagery allows Waltz With Bashir to penetrate deeply into the viewer’s subconscious.

Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers Get ready to be knocked for a loop.

Metacritic.com33 critics

RottenTomatoes.com123 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer A wholly innovative, original, and vital history lesson, with pioneering animation, Waltz With Bashir delivers its message about the Middle East in a mesmerizing fashion.

Internet (IMDB)14733 Netizens A great blend of the real and the unreal.

Average .. 85%

Trailer

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