Yossi
Drama, Romance
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2012
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The sequel to "Yossi and Jagger" finds character Yossi (Ohad Knoller) leading a sad existence after losing his partner Jagger on the battlefield. A chance encounter with a middle-aged woman linked to his past shakes up his otherwise staid routine and sends him on a spontaneous pilgrimage to Tel Aviv. It is on the roads of southern Israel that he reignites the fire of his former self.
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Runtime:
84 min
Release date:
16 May 2012
Country:
IL
Languages:
Hebrew (modern)
Budget:
$500,000
Revenue:
$116,207
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Knoller is wonderful as the emotionally cut-off, yet vulnerable Yossi, who yearns for something more from life, but feels both terror at the prospect and unworthiness to claim it.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
22 Mar 2013
fresh:
Yossi is an early spring breeze of a film - too delicate to be substantial but definitely holding the promise of warmth.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
22 Mar 2013
fresh:
It's serious about its characters and their emotions, but still finds room for humor.
– Ignatiy Vishnevetsky,
Chicago Sun-Times,
8 Mar 2013
fresh:
"Yossi" has an air of lightness but never feels insignificant.
– Stephanie Merry,
Washington Post,
8 Mar 2013
rotten:
Eytan Fox depicts modern gay life and contemporary Tel Aviv with sympathy and knowing insight, and he excels at creating casual rapport among actors; yet in film after film he undermines these gifts with hamfisted melodramatic plotting.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
7 Mar 2013