Yossi & Jagger
Drama,
Romance,
WarAvner Bernheimer
Amir Harel,
Gal Uchovsky
Strand Releasing
Yael Pearl,
Shmulik Bernheimer,
Erez Kahana,
Hanan Savyon,
Yaniv Moyal,
Sharon Raginiano,
Aya Steinovitz,
Assi Cohen,
Yehuda Levi,
Yuval Semo,
Hani Furstenberg,
Ohad Knoller
Synopsis
Yossi (Ohad Knoller) commands a company of soldiers in the snow-covered mountains near Lebanon. He secretly leads a passionate romantic relationship with his second-in-command officer, Lior (Yehuda Levi), who is called Jagger by everyone because of his rock star good looks. Yossi and Jagger lead a loving, yet secret life together, venturing off to be alone and open with one another.
This film is a tale of two men, whose experiences with fear and prejudice may have lost them their only chance at happiness. Through this lens we explore the larger themes of life stolen by warfare, and the possibility of redemption through being loved. We learn what it means to truly love somebody. Yossi & Jagger is a beautiful film that also serves to inform of the thriving cultural power of Israeli cinema as it continues to push boundaries. Based on a true story.
Awards
Wins
2004, Best Picture, Glitter Awards2004, Best Foreign Film, Glitter Awards2004, Outstanding Film - Limited Release, GLAAD Media Awards2004, Best Actor: Yehuda Levi, Dallas Out Takes 2003, Best Original Television Drama, Awards of the Israeli Television Academy2003, Best Acting in a Drama, Miniseries or Television Movie: Yehuda Levi, Awards of the Israeli Television Academy2003, Audience Award, Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival2003, Audience Award - Best Feature Film, Torino International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival2003, Best Actor: Ohad Knoller, Tribeca Film Festival
Articles & Interviews
“If the situation has all the ingredients of a shrill, tearful melodrama, the filmmaker, working from a taut screenplay by Avner Bernheimer that doesn't waste a word or a gesture, keeps the emotional lid firmly in place.” - Stephen Holden, Israeli Officers In Love, Trying To Elude Death And Detection. The New York Times, September 24, 2003.
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