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Waltz With Bashir

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Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman wrote, directed and starred in this autobiographical animated film. As a 19-year-old infantry soldier in the 1982 war with Lebanon, Folman witnessed the Sabra and Shatila massacre, but realizes that he has no memory of the event. In 2006, he seeks out others who were in Beirut at the time to discuss their memories, including a psychologist specializing in post-traumatic stress disorders and the first journalist to cover the massacre.
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Critics Consensus

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.

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Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Sep 14, 2010
3.5/4
Persepolis meets Full Metal Jacket in Ari Folman's powerful and original animated war film. Go to Full Review David Ansen Newsweek Jul 6, 2010
These depictions of the dementia of war have a hallucinatory power that can stand alongside those of Apocalypse Now. Go to Full Review Mary Corliss TIME Magazine Jul 6, 2010
The message of the futility of war has rarely been painted with such bold strokes. Go to Full Review Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) Nov 3, 2024
A stunning and unique look at war Go to Full Review Kathy Fennessy Seattle Film Blog Oct 17, 2023
4/4
War may be hell for people of all ages, but Folman ensures that moments of grace and beauty shine through, best exemplified by Roni Dayag’s recollection of a late-night swim away from the scene of a beachfront battle. Go to Full Review Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media Jan 11, 2023
3/5
Waltz with Bashir's illustrated and animated interviews with fellow veterans of the 1982 Lebanon War give the events and effects discussed a dream-like quality that often represent traumatizing real-life history. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert P @Superbad 1 day ago Waltz With Bashir is a 5 star Movie... See more Stephen C @bob25009 Mar 26, 2026 The worldwide gross is $13,912,289.00. See more Kyle M @RT77296778 May 12, 2025 Draws similarly across rotoscope panes for the right substantial fluid to tell an insightful angle of PTSD, branching the antiwar discourse with harrowing results from elemental pioneering between the medium and docudrama form. (B) See more Noe G @RT06896914 Dec 28, 2024 Waltz with Bashir is a fantastic animated film from 2008 and it’s my number two best animated film of 2008 and my rating is 10/10 See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 Nov 23, 2024 While an uncomfortable movie today. It’s animated movie that has an unique art style and fantastic filmmaking See more Colin M @RT35044827 Jul 23, 2024 Animated exploration of Middle East conflict. See more Read all reviews
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Ari Folman

Director

Ron Ben-Yishai

Self

Ronny Dayag

Self

Ari Folman

Self

Dror Harazi

Self

Yehezkel Lazarov

Carmi Cna'an

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Synopsis Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman wrote, directed and starred in this autobiographical animated film. As a 19-year-old infantry soldier in the 1982 war with Lebanon, Folman witnessed the Sabra and Shatila massacre, but realizes that he has no memory of the event. In 2006, he seeks out others who were in Beirut at the time to discuss their memories, including a psychologist specializing in post-traumatic stress disorders and the first journalist to cover the massacre.
Director
Ari Folman
Producer
Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Israel Film Fund, Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR), Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), Razor Film Produktion GmbH, SBS, Les Films d'ici, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Arte France
Rating
R (Dist. Images of Atrocities|Brief Nudity|Graphic Sexual Violence|Strong Violence)
Genre
Documentary, Animation
Original Language
Hebrew
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.3M
Runtime
1h 30m
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