Waltz with Bashir
One man's journey to uncover his past.
A film director from Israel interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
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7.7/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.5M
- Box office
- $11.2M
- Language
- Hebrew
- israel
- palestinian-israeli conflict
- middle east
- nightmare
- zionism
- massacre
- adult animation
- crime against humanity
- sabra
- shatila
- lebanon
- beirut
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Director
Writers
Music
Produced in
Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Switzerland, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival29 Aug 2008
- PremiereNew York Film Festival1 Oct 2008
- TheatricalR25 Dec 2008
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival24 Oct 2008
- Theatrical1821 Nov 2008
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival4 Sept 2008
- PremiereOttawa International Animation Festival17 Sept 2008
- PremiereAtlantic Film Festival18 Sept 2008
ArgentinaAR
- PremiereBuenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema26 Mar 2009
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival26 Sept 2008
- PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival17 Oct 2008
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival9 Jul 2008
- Digital / OTT18+9 Jul 2008
- PremiereAniFest Film Festival2 May 2009
DenmarkDK
- PremiereCPH: DOX12 Nov 2008
EstoniaEE
- PremiereTallinn Black Nights Film Festival1 Dec 2008
FinlandFI
- PremiereDocPoint Film Festival22 Jan 2009
FranceFR
- Premiere12Cannes Film Festival15 May 2008
- Theatrical1225 Jun 2008
GermanyDE
- PremiereMunich International Film Festival23 Jun 2008
- Theatrical126 Nov 2008
GreeceGR
- PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival15 Nov 2008
- Theatrical1 Jan 2009
- PremiereFestival of Solidarity for Palestinian People30 Apr 2010
- PremiereAthens Film Festival23 Sept 2013
Frequently asked questions
Waltz with Bashir was released on 12 June 2008.
Audience reviews
1- T6/10
Tawiskaron
10/3/2026
It's weird to listen to this in 2026, when Israel is the one doing the massacre. I hope some IDF members take the time to listen to it and maybe develop a bit of empathy.
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