Waltz with Bashir

2008 Ari Folman 1h 30m
Animation Documentary Drama War

An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.

Cast

Ari Folman Self (voice)
Mickey Leon Boaz Rein-Buskila (voice)
Ori Sivan Self (voice)
Yehezkel Lazarov Carmi Cna'an (voice)
Ronny Dayag Self (voice)
Shmuel Frenkel Self (voice)
Zahava Solomon Self (voice)
Ron Ben-Yishai Self (voice)

Vibes

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Double Feature Pairings

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