Yossi And Jagger Details

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Budget cinema at its best

This is sort of a remake of the last episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, but with no jokes and an extra twist. We spend a day in an Israeli army outpost following the two lead characters struggling to synchronise their expectations from each other. Certainly not a stereotypical setting for a gay romance. Considering that the film was probably shot in a day with no budget, it is fantastically smooth and effortless as the tension builds towards the final 'death charge' scene. All characters are wonderfully cold and emotionless, what an unusual treat, culminating in the last scene, when Yossi meeets Yagger's family for the first time - at Yagger's funeral and as a complete and ignored outsider.

wonderful!!

For a short film it gives you everything a full length movie should do. The idea of an Israeli/Englis subtitled film wasn't that inspiring but I'm so glad I rented it. Everything about it just works - you feel the joy, the love. the pain of the characters - and not just the leads.

'Jagger' has a face that conveys so much that language really didn't always matter. I was dissapointed it was so short, but it told it's story so well that no more was really needed. Rent it, you will not regret it