Summary
A film director from Israel interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 91Audiences 81GoodWatch 85
Metascore91
User score8.2
IMDb8.0
Letterboxd · 61 K ratings4.0/5
Box office
7.5×its budget
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $11 M
Worldwide it earned $10 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for animated movies
typical 8990Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 19 more
Released
2008
June 12, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
AnimationDocumentaryDramaWarLanguage
Hebrew
Original language
Also spoken
ArabicGermanEnglishMade in
- Australia
- Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Israel- Switzerland
- United States
Golden Globe Awards2009
- Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language2009Won
César Awards2009
- Best Foreign Film2009Won
Academy Awards2009
- International Feature Film2009Nominated
- Foreign Language Film2009Nominated
BAFTA Awards2009
- Best Film Not In The English Language2009Nominated
- Best Animated Film2009Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards2008
- Best Animated Feature2008Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 1
- Ari Folman Director, Writer
Production · 4
- Serge Lalou Producer
- Roman Paul Producer
- Gerhard Meixner Producer
- Yael Nahlieli Producer
Editing · 1
- Nili Feller Editor
Sound · 3
- Max Richter Original Music Composer
- Aviv Aldema Sound Designer
- Lars Ginzel Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 1
- David Polonsky Art Direction
Visual Effects · 2
- Roei Tzoref Visual Effects
- Tal Gadon Lead Animator
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