Animated drama

Waltz with Bashir (2008): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: Waltz with Bashir
Genre: Biography, Drama, War, Animation
Released: 2008-12-25
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Ari Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag

Waltz with Bashir is a 2008 animated drama starring Ari Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai and Ronny Dayag. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes and earned $11.2 million worldwide. It won 3 awards from 8 nominations, one of them 1 Oscar nomination. Critics gave it 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and 91 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 8.0/10.

IMDb rating: 8.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
worldwide gross: $11.2M
awards won: 3

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Released: December 25, 2008
Runtime: 1h 30m (90 min)
Genres: Biography , Drama , War , Animation
Original language: Hebrew
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Waltz with Bashir About?

The premise of Waltz with Bashir without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Haunted by fragmented memories of his service in the Lebanon War, filmmaker Ari Folman sets out to recover his lost recollections. A recurring dream of 26 dogs triggers a journey of self-discovery and a quest to find former comrades. Through surreal animation and unsettling encounters, Ari confronts the buried trauma of his past and attempts to piece together the events he has forgotten, ultimately exploring the complexities of memory and the impact of war.

Waltz with Bashir Themes & Keywords

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Cast & crew

Waltz with Bashir Cast

Ari Folman leads the cast, with Ron Ben-Yishai and Ronny Dayag.

Ratings

Waltz with Bashir Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Waltz with Bashir 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and 91 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 8.0/10.

IMDb

8.0 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes

97% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 91%
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Metacritic

91 Metascore

User score 8.1
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TMDB

77% User score
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Plot

Waltz with Bashir Plot Summary

What happens in Waltz with Bashir from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

In 2006, filmmaker Ari Folman reconnects with his old friend Boaz, who shares a haunting experience of being plagued by a recurring nightmare. In this dream, 26 furious dogs race towards his home through the streets of Tel Aviv, leaving destruction in their wake. Boaz reveals that during the 1982 Lebanon War, he was assigned the grim task of killing these dogs to prevent them from alerting villagers while his unit infiltrated a location at night, and he can still vividly recall each of the 26 dogs he put down.

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Box office

Waltz with Bashir Box Office

Waltz with Bashir grossed $11.2 million worldwide. $2.3 million came from the US and Canada and $8.9 million (80%) from the rest of the world.

2008 box office

Worldwide gross

$11.2M

US & Canada: $2.3M
International: $8.9M

US & Canada 20% Rest of the world 80%

Awards

Waltz with Bashir Awards & Nominations

Waltz with Bashir won 3 awards from 8 nominations, one of them 1 Oscar nomination. Its biggest night was the Critics' Choice 2009, with 1 win from 2 nominations.

3 wins8 nominations6 ceremonies

Critics' Choice 2009 1 win · 2 nominations
- Won Best Foreign Language Film
- Nominated Best Animated Feature
DGA Awards 2009 1 win · 1 nomination
- Won Documentaries – Ari Folman
Golden Globes 2009 1 win · 1 nomination
- Won Best Foreign Language Film
BAFTA 2009 2 nominations
- Nominated Best Animated Film
- Nominated Best Film Not in the English Language

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Annie Awards 2009 1 nomination
- Nominated Best Animated Feature
Oscars 2009 1 nomination
- Nominated Foreign Language Film

Videos

Waltz with Bashir Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Waltz with Bashir.

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know Waltz with Bashir?

9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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What triggers Ari Folman to confront his past?

Details

Waltz with Bashir Also Known As

20 alternative titles, including “Vals med Bashir” and “Vals im Bashir”.

Also known as: Vals med Bashir
Vals im Bashir
Valse avec Bachir
Vals con Bashir
Βαλς με τον Μπασίρ
與巴席爾跳華爾滋
Valzer con Bashir
Libanoni keringő
A Valsa com Bashir
Beşir'le Vals
Valčík s Bašírem
和巴什尔跳华尔兹

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Walc z Baszirem
Вальс с Баширом
Вальс з Баширом
Valsa com Bashir
바시르와 왈츠를
Валс с Башир
戦場でワルツを
Vals amb Bashir