Yossi & Jagger
First screened in November 2003
Director: Eytan Fox. Cast: Ohad Knoller, Yehuda Levi, Aya Steinovits, Assi Cohen, Sharon Raginiano, Hani Furstenberg, Erez Kahana, Hanan Savyon, Yuval Semo, Yaniv Moyal, Yael Perl Becker, Shmulik Bernheimer. Screenplay: Avner Bernheimer.

Twitter Capsule: Moving enough, but somehow feels simultaneously sketchy and padded, even at a mere 65 minutes. Not a born filmmaker.

VOR:   Rare instance of foreign queer cinema that crossed over in the US. Beloved enough they made a sequel. But you can guess all the key beats.



Photo © 2002 Lama Films, © 2003 Strand Releasing

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C


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