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Yossi

2012 · 1h 24m · Not Rated Drama, Romance
Directed by Eytan Fox

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Overview

The sequel to "Yossi and Jagger" finds character Yossi (Ohad Knoller) leading a sad existence after losing his partner Jagger on the battlefield. A chance encounter with a middle-aged woman linked to his past shakes up his otherwise staid routine and sends him on a spontaneous pilgrimage to Tel Aviv. It is on the roads of southern Israel that he reignites the fire of his former self.

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All reviews
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Knoller is wonderful as the emotionally cut-off, yet vulnerable Yossi, who yearns for something more from life, but feels both terror at the prospect and unworthiness to claim it.

Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Fresh

Yossi is an early spring breeze of a film - too delicate to be substantial but definitely holding the promise of warmth.

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh

It's serious about its characters and their emotions, but still finds room for humor.

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

"Yossi" has an air of lightness but never feels insignificant.

Stephanie Merry, Washington Post
Rotten

Eytan Fox depicts modern gay life and contemporary Tel Aviv with sympathy and knowing insight, and he excels at creating casual rapport among actors; yet in film after film he undermines these gifts with hamfisted melodramatic plotting.

Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader

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