Waltz with Bashir
Seen it?2008 | 90 min | Animation, Documentary, Drama, War
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won an Oscar, audiences rate it highly (7.7 out of 10) and it made about 7 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for animation lovers, the curious and history buffs. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Harrowing, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A film director from Israel interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 91 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.7 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film. Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best Foreign Language Film. Won 1 DGA Award: Directors Guild of America Awards: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary. Won 1 WGA Award: Writers Guild of America Awards: Best Documentary Feature Screenplay. Also nominated for 2 BAFTAs and 1 Cannes award. Plus 22 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$11 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 89K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ari Folman
- Ari FolmanSelf (voice)
- Mickey LeonBoaz Rein-Buskila (voice)
- Ori SivanSelf (voice)
- Yehezkel LazarovCarmi Cna'an (voice)
- Ronny DayagSelf (voice)
- Shmuel FrenkelSelf (voice)
- Zahava SolomonSelf (voice)
- Ron Ben-YishaiSelf (voice)
- Dror HaraziSelf (voice)