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Vals Im Bashir (2008) -- This is the theatrical trailer for Waltz with Bashir, directed by  Ari Folman.
Vals Im Bashir (2008) -- Trailer for this animated film set during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon
Vals Im Bashir (2008) -- One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs...

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Ari Folman
Writer:
Ari Folman (writer)
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Release Date:
12 June 2008 (Israel) more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 23 wins & 22 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(88 articles)
Hoffman And Penn Shine At Cesar Awards
 (From WENN. 28 February 2009, 6:10 AM, PST)

Oscars: 'Departures' Takes Foreign Language Film
 (From Get The Big Picture. 22 February 2009, 8:13 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Political animation of a very high order more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Ron Ben-Yishai ... Himself (voice)
Ronny Dayag ... Himself (voice)
Ari Folman ... Himself (voice)
Dror Harazi ... Himself (voice)

Yehezkel Lazarov ... Carmi Cna'an (voice)
Mickey Leon ... Boaz Rein-Buskila (voice)
Ori Sivan ... Himself (voice)
Zahava Solomon ... Herself (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Valse avec Bachir (France)
Waltz with Bashir (International: English title)
Walzer mit Bashir (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some disturbing images of atrocities, strong violence, brief nudity and a scene of graphic sexual content.
Runtime:
90 min
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
The first animated film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The song used in the film, "This Is Not A Love Song" by Public Image Ltd, came out in 1983, even though the war and the massacres depicted in the film happened in 1982. more
Quotes:
Anonymous soldier: What to do? What to do? why don't you tell us what to do?
Ari Folman: Shoot!
Anonymous soldier: On who?
Ari Folman: How should I know on who? just shoot!
Anonymous soldier: Isn't it better to pray?
Ari Folman: Pray and shoot!
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References Space Invaders (1978) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Enola gay more

FAQ

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Is "Waltz with Bashir" based on a book?
Who is Bashir?
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24 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
Political animation of a very high order, 7 December 2008
Author: rogerdarlington from United Kingdom

Animation is not just for children - the French "Persepolis" (about a girl in Iran) made that clear and the Israeli "Waltz With Bashir" (about the invasion of Lebanon) dramatically underlines the point. The Israeli work was written , produced and directed by Ari Folman and is based on his experiences as a soldier and his video of his exploration of the traumatic events some 20 years later. Like any really powerful film, the opening and closing sequences are stunning - but the intervening one and half hours contain so many moving and disturbing images - some simply surreal - that the animation plays in the mind long after the credits have rolled.

The title is a reference to Bashir Gemayel, the newly appointed President of Lebanon, who was assassinated on 14 September 1982 following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon on 6 June 1982. The assassination led the Israeli command to authorise the entrance of a force of approximately 150 Phalangist fighters into the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, resulting in a massacre of at least 800 civilians. It is this horrific incident that is the emotional heart of the movie and the cause of Folman's mental repression.

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