• Title:
• Yossi & Jagger

• Director:
• Eytan Fox

• Hebrew w/ English subtitles

• Israel , 65 minutes

• Venue:
• Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater

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In this tender, touching film, true love flourishes under the guise of friendship in an IDF army unit posted near the Lebanese border. Israeli heartthrob Yehuda Levi plays the boyish and charming Jagger, whose genuine good nature makes him the life of the barracks. Ohad Knoller plays opposite him as Yossi, a company commander whose bulldog personality and commitment to the military prevent him from indulging in Jagger’s romantic dreams. Their love affair blossoms, despite growing tensions surrounding the next step in their relationship. Then, a dangerous middle-of-the-night ambush forces Yossi to make a life-altering choice, and he comes to understand that the most selfless acts of courage may not be on the battlefield. At the time of its release, Yossi & Jagger shattered one of the biggest taboos in the culture of the military and serves as a landmark in Israeli cinema.

CO-SPONSORED BY the Embassy of Israel and Bet Mishpachah, Washington DC ’s Egalitarian Synagogue Embracing a Diversity of Sexual and Gender Identities

Presented in partnership with the J’s Stuart Kurlander Program for Gay & Lesbian Outreach and Engagement (GLOE). GLOE is supported, in part, by a grant from the United Jewish Endowment Fund.

Read an interview with Eytan Fox and Gal Uchovsky on the WJFFblog

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