"Yossi and Jagger" is about Yossi and Jagger. Duh. Yossi is the commanding officer of a Israeli military troop. Jagger is second in command. The catch is, they are a thing. They go out on "secret" rounds to kiss and do stuff, you know what I mean. They both love each other. Just so happen that Yossi is like Ennis. He is sort of reserved. Closet. Well they both are. Jagger is like Jack. He wants to live with Yossi. He wants them to spend their lives together.
I like it when a movie is short yet it delivered the goods. "Yossi and Jagger" is just about an hour long. Yet everything was put on screen. The movie needs not be long to convey a message. Take note comedies. Shot in a very miniature budget, the movie never felt small. It was so striking how it grabs hold of your attention and never lets go.
It was superbly acted. Ohad Knoller and Yehuda Levi were both superb and deserves acting recognition for their work. But I think that Levi stole the show. Everyone in the movie seem to be talking about him all the time, and the movie kinda revolved around him. His love for Yossi. Yaeli's secret love for him. His death. Knoller was superb as well. He has the emotional roles and has the longest screen time. And he sure does know how to tug our emotions. He was not showy and flashy, He was in love, yes, but he did not show it that much unless they were alone. His facade broke when Jagger died. Yes he died. Spoiler fuck. Sorry. Anyway. Assi Cohen as the guy who loved Yaeli who was in turn in love with Jagger was superb as well. He crumbled when he professed and dismissed.
I sometimes feel sad that small gems such as this movie hardly get noticed. I just wish that sometimes the government finds a way to support small films. "Yossi and Jagger" was simply overlooked. I did. With it's short running time, "Yossi and Jagger" lands a place as one of the best films of the decade.
A+
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