Waltz with Bashir
Genre: Documentary, Animation, War
Release Date: December 25
Cast: Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag
Scoop: Documents the filmmaker's journey toward discovering the truth about an Israeli Army mission he participated in during the first Lebanon War of the early 1980s that left him with a loss of memory about the events. The long-forgotten images begin to resurface as the director interviews old friends and comrades around the world.
If a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, We Say: This is a doc? Oh yes, they come in many shapes and forms nowadays -- and this one comes with much Oscar buzz. Well, by the look of the electric, war-blazed sky, dotted by malaised, armed soldiers -- bet this will be a complicated journey.
Snapshot Prediction: 4 out of 5 flashes
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