Yossi

2012 1h 24m HE

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★6.8TMDB · 63

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ohad Knoller
Yossi
Oz Zehavi
Tom
Lior Ashkenazi
Moti
Orly Zilberschatz
Varda
Ola Schur Selektar
Nina
Meir Golan
Nimrod
Shlomi Ben Attar
Fefer
Amir Jerassi
Benda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eytan Fox
Writers: Itay Segal
Languages: Hebrew
Countries: Israel

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Yossi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eytan Fox, shot by Guy Raz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Keren Ann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yosef Grunfeld shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eytan Fox directs. Guy Raz behind the camera. Keren Ann scores. Yosef Grunfeld cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Israel. Dialogue in Hebrew.

Trivia

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 14 years ago.
5Part of the "Yossi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Eytan Fox, shot by Guy Raz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Keren Ann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Yosef Grunfeld shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Ohad Knoller and Oz Zehavi and Lior Ashkenazi carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt1934269 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Guy Raz
Original score: Keren Ann
Editing: Yosef Grunfeld
Costume design: Mira Carmely
Makeup / hair: Nili Levy
Sound: Ronen Nagel
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $500,000
Box office: $116,207
Return: 23% of budget
Original language: HE
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Yossi (2012)

Part of

Yossi Collection

Yossi is a pair of films directed by Eytan Fox about soldiers at the Israel – Lebanon border who try to find some peace and solace from the daily routine of war, with the follow up film picking up the events 10 years later. The film has a sequel entitled Yossi (Hebrew: הסיפור של יוסי‎‎ Yossi's Story) released in 2012 that picks up the story a number of years after the events in the first film.