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Yossi

Country: Israel, Language: Hebrew, 84 mins

Gay | Drama | 2012

Original Title

Ha-Sippur Shel Yossi

Director: Eytan Fox
Writer: Itay Segal
Producer: Efrat Bigger; Moshe Edery

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10 years on...Fox revisits a story.

Knoller reprises his role - a little fatter, a little wiser.

It's not necessary to see the original film - it does help, for the backstory...this is grieving...for 10 heartbreaking years.

Knoller is composed throughout...his awkwardness, his shyness, his grief are all in his eyes...an endearing, skillful performance.

The pace is gentle...the humility is humbling.

This is not a rollercoaster ride by any stretch of the imagination - this is a gentle character study of a man who lost his one love, having surrendered to a life led alone...

Beautiful, touching and affirming.

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The(ir) Blurb...

This sequel to Yossi and Jagger finds Dr. Yossi Gutmann reminiscing about his love ten years after his death; however, as he encounters a group of young soldiers, one of them, Tom, reignites his romantic feelings.