Waltz With Bashir (2008)
- Starring:
- Ari Folman, Ori Sivan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ari Folman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Foreign, Special Interest, Documentary
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Director Ari Folman's animated, quasi-documentary Waltz With Bashir follows the filmmaker's emotional attempt to decipher the horrors that unfolded one night in September of 1982, when Christian militia members massacred more than 3,000 Palestinian refugees in the heart of Beirut as Israeli soldiers surrounded the area. Folman was one of those soldiers, but nearly 20 years after the fact, his memories of that night remain particularly hazy. After hearing an old friend recall a vivid nightmare in which he is pursued by 26 ferocious dogs, Folman and his friend conclude that the dream must somehow relate to that fateful mission during the first Lebanon War. When Folman realizes that his recollections regarding that period in his life seem to have somehow been wiped clean, he travels the world to interview old friends and fellow soldiers from the war. Later, as Folman's memory begins to emerge in a series of surreal images, he begins to uncover a truth about himself that will haunt him for the rest of his days. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 90 mins
Complete Cast:
- Director(s):
- Ari Folman
- Writer(s):
- Ari Folman
- Producer(s):
- Roman Paul, Serge Lalou, Yael Nahlieli
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Brief Nudity, Children in Peril, War Violence)
- Categories:
- Special Interest, Documentary, Foreign
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- 2008 - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Language Film
- 2008 - International Documentary Association - IDA Feature Documentary Award
- 2008 - London Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Language Film
- 2008 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Animation
- 2008 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Picture
