Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Movie · R · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · 94% critics
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to help reconstruct his own memories from his time serving during the conflict. Through these recollections, the film revisits fear and uncertainty surrounding what happened, blending personal memory with wider accounts.
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Details
- Original title
- ואלס עם באשיר
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-06-12
- Language
- HE
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 94/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (1,050 votes)
- Budget
- $2,000,000
About
You’ll likely like this if you’re drawn to an animated documentary that turns war memories into a deeply personal, psychological journey; Not for you if you want a straightforward historical retelling, or if you prefer more conventional documentaries like The Gatekeepers or Night Will Fall.
Pros: gripping war memoir; inventive animated doc; haunting emotional tone | Cons: heavy subject matter; can feel uneven; some pacing complaints
Themes
- israel
- palestinian-israeli conflict
- palestine
- middle east
- nightmare
- mass murder
- massacre
- adult animation
- sabra
- shatila
- lebanon
- beirut
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Composer · 2008
- César Award — Best Foreign Film
- Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film
- Ophir Award — best feature film
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2009 · nominated
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- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2009 · nominated
- Annie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2008 · nominated
- Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2008 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Composer · 2008 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2008 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2008 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2008 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ari Folman
as Self (voice)
Mickey Leon
as Boaz Rein-Buskila (voice)
- OS
Ori Sivan
as Self (voice)
Yehezkel Lazarov
as Carmi Cna'an (voice)
- RD
Ronny Dayag
as Self (voice)
- SF
Shmuel Frenkel
as Self (voice)
- ZS
Zahava Solomon
as Self (voice)
- RB
Ron Ben-Yishai
as Self (voice)
- DH
Dror Harazi
as Self (voice)
Directed by Ari Folman