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2008 · 90 min · R

Waltz with Bashir

Directed by Ari Folman · Animation, Documentary, Drama, War

Waltz with Bashir (2008) is a Animation film, directed by Ari Folman set in Beirut and Tel Aviv during the 1980s–2000s. It runs 90 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of war's cost, memory & nostalgia, and guilt & shame play out through frame narrative and multiple perspectives.

Composer
Max Richter
Cast
Ari FolmanMickey LeonOri SivanYehezkel LazarovRonny DayagShmuel FrenkelZahava SolomonRon Ben-Yishai

The world of this film

Setting

Where
BeirutTel Aviv
Setting
Urban
When
1980s2000s

Premise & themes

Themes
War's CostMemory & NostalgiaGuilt & Shame
Structure
Frame NarrativeMultiple PerspectivesNon Linear / Fractured Timeline
Tone
BleakSurreal DreamlikeContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
True Story

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