Yossi & Jagger

Director: Eytan Fox Eytan Fox

Overview

"Based on a true story, this tale of forbidden love between two Israeli soldiers arrives on DVD from Strand Releasing. The feature is presented in 1.33:1 pan-and-scan and accompanied by audio rendered in Hebrew Dolby Digital Surround with optional English subtitles. Also included is a music video featuring the hit single from the film."

Product Details

Release Date:	03/30/2004
UPC:	0712267230228
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	R
Source:	Strand Home Video
Sound:	[Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:11:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ohad Knoller	Yossi
Yehuda Levi	Jagger
Assi Cohen	Ofir
Aya Koren	Yaeli
Hani Furstenberg	Goldie
Sharon Regniano	The Colonel
Yuval Semo	Psycho
Yaniv Moyal	Samoncha
Hanan Savyon	Adams
Erez Kahana	Yaniv the Cook
Sharon Raginiano	The Colonel
Aya Steinovitz	Yaeli
Sharon Reginiano	Actor
Ivri Lider	Composer

Technical Credits

Avner Bernheimer

Eytan Fox	Director
Yael Aviv	Casting
Amir Harel	Producer
Gal Uchovsky	Producer
Avner Bernheimer	Screenwriter
Gil Toren	Sound/Sound Designer
Ronen Nagel	Sound/Sound Designer
Ashi Milo	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Eytan Fox's Yossi and Jagger is an achingly tender and sweet-souled evocation of young love on the precipice of doom. Fox is aided in no small measure by his attractive and talented cast, particularly by Ohad Knoller's strong jawed performance as the seemingly typically macho Israeli officer, Yossi, and the lovely Aya Koren's turn as the naively romantic Yaeli. Avner Bernheimer's script surprisingly avoids any overt politicizing in its straightforward and engagingly naturalistic treatment of a gay love affair between two IDF commanders. The film's point-of-view is inherently political, of course, but the screenplay manages to make its points while remaining true to the well-differentiated characters and the tense situation. The sexual politics, also handled with subtlety for the most part, are at the fore. The film explores the carefully navigated intimacies of the closeted gay relationship, and also how strong intelligent women try to maintain their sovereignty in such a male-dominated environment. While the story is poignant and touching, what's perhaps most surprising about Fox's film is how light and wryly amusing it is. As in other wartime comedies (M.A.S.H comes to mind) there's an undercurrent of bitterness to the humor, but what shines through is the essential humanity of these characters, who, despite their differences, share the feeling of being someplace they'd rather not be.