Yossi

Director: Eytan Fox
Writer: Italy Segal
Cast: Ohad Knoller, Lior Ashkenazi, Oz Zehavi, Orly Silbersatz Banai
Theatrical Release Date: Fri Jan 25 10:53:00 EST 2013
Distributor: Strand Releasing

Synopsis: Returning to the role that won him TFF’s Best Actor award in Eytan Fox’s Yossi & Jagger in 2003, Ohad Knoller is extraordinary as Yossi, a closeted gay man living a solitary existence in Tel Aviv. A chance encounter with a group of soldiers ignites Yossi’s desire to live an open, fulfilling life. Written and directed with uncommon honesty and compassion by Fox, this is a deeply moving film about the power of second chances. In Hebrew with subtitles. [Synopsis courtesy of Tribeca]

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Strand Releasing Acquires Eytan Fox's Tribeca Film Fest Premiere 'Yossi'

Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Eytan Fox’s “Yossi,” which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April. The specialty distributor, which released Fox’s “Yossi & Jagger” and “The Bubble,” plans a fall fest...
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TRIBECA REVIEW: Gay Israeli Drama 'Yossi,' Sequel to 'Yossi and Jagger,' Is Possibly Eytan Fox's Finest Work

"Yossi and Jagger" showed the potential for a complex exploration of gay identity in modern Israel that director Eytan Fox has now fully realized with a sequel of sorts, "Yossi," possibly his most accomplished work to date.
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