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An Israeli dissident filmmaker finds tainted love amid the Gaza rubble

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid's film "Yes!" is a scathing satire on the intertwining of art and nationalism in Israeli society. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli SocietyGaza ConflictNationalismSatireIsraeli CinemaPolitical CritiqueArtistic FreedomNadav LapidYes!Genocidal Anthem

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"He returned to Tel Aviv a couple of weeks later to see the aftermath with his own eyes, and later to begin filming."
New York, United States
"Lapid told me on a Zoom call, a day after arriving in New York for the American debut of Yes, his withering satire of Israeli complacency."
Paris, France
"Lapid was living in Paris on Oct. 7, 2023."

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