Waltz with Bashir is a 2008 "animated documentary" film by Ari Folman. It entered the competition at the 08 Cannes Film Festival; it is an international co-production between Isreal, Germany and France.
Traveling through the lost / reappearing memories of a former israeli soldier traumatized by what he witnessed, the film tells the story of the 1982 Lebanon War (and especially the Sabra and Shatila massacre).
I am not a huge fan of animated movies, but this one is so complex, smart, sensitive and aesthetically successful that it is probably my favorite movie of the year. I never thought i could physically feel the fear of a lost soldier swimming in the sea at night to escape the bullets, only by watching drawings. And I won't even mention the soundtrack -a crazy mix of 80's rock and classical music.
Agathe
Traveling through the lost / reappearing memories of a former israeli soldier traumatized by what he witnessed, the film tells the story of the 1982 Lebanon War (and especially the Sabra and Shatila massacre).
I am not a huge fan of animated movies, but this one is so complex, smart, sensitive and aesthetically successful that it is probably my favorite movie of the year. I never thought i could physically feel the fear of a lost soldier swimming in the sea at night to escape the bullets, only by watching drawings. And I won't even mention the soundtrack -a crazy mix of 80's rock and classical music.
Agathe
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