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Israeli Director Nadav Lapid Decries 'Blindness' over Gaza
- Israeli director Nadav Lapid premiered his new film "Yes" on Thursday at the Cannes festival, addressing recent events in Israel and Gaza.
- Lapid created the film in response to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack that killed 1,218 Israelis and triggered a harsh Israeli offensive in Gaza.
- "Yes" centers on a musician tasked with transforming Israel’s national anthem into a state-sponsored message that promotes the elimination of Palestinians, set against a backdrop of societal turmoil.
- The Gaza health ministry reports at least 53,762 deaths in Gaza from Israel's campaign, mostly civilians, while Lapid highlights a "collective blindness" to this suffering in Israel.
- Lapid joined more than 380 filmmakers in signing an open letter that criticized the film community for remaining quiet about the situation in Gaza, suggesting that his film seeks to confront widespread societal indifference and promote increased understanding.
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‘Yes’ Review: Nadav Lapid’s Blistering Attack on Israeli Nationalism is an Effectively Blunt Instrument
No one was expecting Nadav Lapid to hold back in his first feature since the events of October 7, 2023: The Israeli filmmaker has long been cinema’s most vigorously expressive and outspoken critic of government policy in his birth country, with films like 2019’s “Synonyms” and 2021’s “Ahed’s Knee” bristling with fury and shame over Israel’s national military culture and artistic censorship. Even with those expectations firmly in place, however, …
Israeli Director Nadav Lapid Talks Gaza Wartime Shot Movie ‘Yes’: “A Big Part Of The Movie Is About Blindness & The Attempt To Live Beside Horror & Ignore It” – Cannes Studio
Israeli director Nadav Lapid’s is back in Cannes this year with soul-searching work Yes (Ken), which is playing in Directors’ Fortnight. Set in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks on Israel, the film co-stars Ariel Bronz and Efrat Dor as struggling musician Y and his partner dancer Yasmine, who have sold out, offering their […]
Cannes 2025. "Yes" Is a Picture by Israeli Director Nadawa Lapid, Whose Existence Is Unbelievable. It's a Whale Pop Musical About the Events of 7 October and the Bombing of Gaza.
At the Cannes Film Festival, the film premiered a new film by Israeli film director Nadawa Lapide "Yes" (Ken). The film was not included in the competition program, which is not surprising: Alexei Silveryak, the director of the film, is not popular with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (it is not popular from any side, and is therefore featured in the two-week film "The Two-week Directorship." One of the roles in the painting, the powe…
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