Waltz with Bashir

30Jul09

Waltz with Bashir is a 2008 Israeli animated documentary film written and directed by Ari Folman. It depicts Folman in search of his lost memories from the 1982 Lebanon War.
It premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival where it entered the competition for the Palme d’Or, and since then has won and been nominated for [...]

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Tags: Animation, Ari Folman, documantary, israeli, lebanon, Vals Im Bashir, Waltz with Bashir, war

God Went Surfing With the Devil

18Nov08

Since the year 2000, over 4,300 Palestinian and 1,000 Israeli lives have been claimed by the escalating conflict in the region. The situation grew markedly worse in 2006, when Israel responded to the election of Hamas by sealing off the borders, ending the free-flow of people and goods. Palestinian militants reacted to the siege by [...]

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Tags: Alex Klein, Israel, israeli, movie, palestinian, surf, surfing