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.
Crew:-
Ari Folman (Screenplay)
Ari Folman(Producer)
Yael Nahlieli (Producer)
Serge Lalou (Producer)
Gerhard Meixner (Producer)
Roman Paul (Producer)
Bridgit Folman (Producer)
Thierry Garrel (Co-Producer)
Pierrette Ominetti (Co-Producer)
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Cast:-
Ari Folman
Ori Sivan
Roni Dayag
Shmuel Frenkel
Ron Ben Yisahi
Awards:-
Academy Awards, USA
2009 Ari Folman Best Foreign Film Nominated
BAFTA Awards
2009 Ari Folman Best Animated Film Nominated
2009 Ari Folman Best Foreign Film Nominated
Cannes Film Festival
2008 Ari Folman Golden Palm Nominated
César Awards, France
2009 Ari Folman Best Foreign Film Won
Golden Globes, USA
2009 Ari Folman Best Foreign Film Won
Another 19 Nominations & 21 Wins.
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