Yes
France, Israel, Cyprus, Germany 2025 | 150 minutes | Hebrew, English, Russian | Hebrew, English subtitles
Israel, in the aftermath of October 7. Y., a jazz musician struggling to make ends meet, and his wife Jasmine, a dancer, sell their art, souls and bodies to the elite, and bring pleasure and consolation to a bleeding nation. Soon, Y. is given a mission of the highest importance: setting to music a new national anthem.
The Jerusalem Film Festival’s Industry Days program will conclude with the premiere screening of Nadav Lapid's new film, Yes. This year’s Industry Days will focus on freedom of expression and creativity in Israel. Yes, which held its world premiere at Cannes as part of the Directors’ Fortnight, generated extraordinary excitement and swept the critics off their feet.
Prod.:
Judith Lou Levy, Hugo Sélignac, Antoine Lafon, Thomas Alfandari, Janine Teerling, Marios Piperides, Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dombach, Maren Ade
W.:
Ariel Bronz, Efrat Dor, Naama Preis, Alexey Serebryakov, Sharon Alexander, Idit Teperson, Shira Shaish, Pablo Pillaud Vivien
Source:
Bustan Films, Chi-Fou-Mi Productions, Les Films du Bal, Komplizen Film GmbH, AMP Filmworks, Arte France Cinéma, ZDF/ARTE
Supported by:
Israel Film Fund, The Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sports, The Israel Film Council, Eurimages – Council of Europe , Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture, Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture, Brittany Region, in partnership with the CNC, Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l’Image Animée