YOSSI: Israeli gay drama, opens California Theatre, Berk 2/15 February 15, 2013

Ten years after Yossi & Jagger, the tragic story of an Israeli commander whose gay lover is killed during a raid on Lebanon, director Eytan Fox (Walk on Water, The Bubble) returns to find out what has happened with Yossi. Dr. Yossi Hoffman (Ohad Knoller) has become a valued and dedicated cardiologist, often using his work as a way to escape from dealing with his anguished life. He lives alone, still closeted, unable to break through the walls and defenses built around him since the death of his lover. Even his co-workers – a recently divorced doctor, who tries to sweep Yossi into his world of women and drugs, and a lonely nurse, who is secretly in love with him – find it almost impossible to get close to him. His daily routine at the hospital is shaken up by the arrival of a mysterious woman. He follows her, and through the surprising connection they make, receives a rare opportunity to deal with his trauma. Yossi then travels to the southern city of Eilat. Surrounded by the sea and sand dunes he meets a group of young Israeli IDF officers, among them Tom, a handsome and self confident openly gay man, who represents a new world, different from the one that shaped Yossi. Ohad Knoller returns to the role that won him the Best Actor award at Tribeca Film Festival 2003, surrounded by an ensemble of Israel’s finest actors.

Eytan Fox is among the most prominent of Israeli filmmakers, with acclaim and following in U.S. and the rest of the world. His early feature SONG OF THE SIREN became Israel’s biggest box office success in 1994. His reputation grew with YOSSI & JAGGER, followed by WALK ON WATER, which became the most successful Israeli film ever abroad. His next hit, THE BUBBLE, the story of two men who fall in love, one Israeli and the other Palestinian, moved audiences around the world and won over 20 jury and audience awards. His recent Israeli Emmy Award winning musical mini-series MARY LOU has enjoyed success in U.S. and worldwide festivals.
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Official Selection: Tribeca Film Festival
Nominated: Best Narrative Feature – Tribeca Film Festival

“Superb acting offsets most of the sentimentality in this story of a depressed man reawakened by the possibility of a new love.” – New York Times

“Possibly his [Eytan Fox] most accomplished work to date” – IndieWire

New York Times interview with Eytan Fox
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/movies/eytan-fox-director-of-yossi-about-a-gay-israeli.html

The film’s running time is 84 minutes; it is not rated. In Hebrew; fully subtitled in English.

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