WALTZ WITH BASHIR
by Ari Folman
synopsis
One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there’s a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can’t remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world. He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images...
international title: | Waltz with Bashir |
original title: | Waltz with Bashir |
country: | Israel, France, Germany |
sales agent: | The Match Factory |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | animation |
directed by: | Ari Folman |
film run: | 87' |
release date: | FR 25/06/2008, BE 10/09/2008, DE 06/11/2008, NL 06/11/2008, UK 21/11/2008, HR 07/01/2009, IT 09/01/2009, DK/FI/NO/ES/SE 20/02/2009, PL 03/04/2009 |
screenplay: | Ari Folman |
cinematography by: | David Polonski |
film editing: | Nilli Feller |
music: | Max Richter |
producer: | Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul, Yael Nahlieli, Serge Lalou |
production: | Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d'Ici, Razor Film Produktion, ARTE France, ITVS International [US] |
backing: | Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Noga Communications - Cha,,el 8, The New Israeli Foundation for Cinema & T.V., Israeli Film Fund, Hot Telecommunication LTD, Media Programme |
distributor: | Le Pacte, Clorofilm Srl, Cinéart (BE/NL), Artificial Eye (UK), Lucky Red (IT), Miracle Film (DK), Golem (ES), Oy Future Film Ab (FI), Oslo Kino (NO), Folkets Bio (SE), Against Gravity (PL) |