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Waltz with Bashir

Original title: Vals Im Bashir · Turkish title: Beşir'le Vals

“One man's journey to uncover his past.”

2008 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by Ari Folman
AnimationBiographyDocumentary

Cast

Animated documentary; voices of Ari Folman Ron Ben-Yishai Ori Sivan Yehezkel Lazarov

Credits

Written by: Ari Folman
Produced by: Ari Folman

Plot

Ari Folman, an Israeli filmmaker, meets a friend who tells him of a recurring nightmare, and realises he has no memory of his own service in the 1982 Lebanon war. He interviews former comrades to recover his lost memories, which lead to the Sabra and Shatila massacre. His 2008 animated documentary was nominated for an Academy Award.

Sinekatalog’s take

Ari Folman reconstructs his lost memories of the 1982 Lebanon war in animated form. A haunting and personal anti-war documentary, it blends dreamlike sequences with real testimony.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (62,995 votes)
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