Yossi (2012)

Original title

הסיפור של יוסי

Directed by

Eytan Fox

Genre

drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 60 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A closeted gay cardiologist in Israel still grieves the death of his soldier lover from ten years earlier. His isolated routine is shaken when he meets a group of young people who help him face his past and consider a new future.

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What happens

Yossi (original Hebrew title: הסיפור של יוסי; English transliteration: Ha-Sippur Shel Yossi) is a 2012 drama Israeli film directed by Eytan Fox and written by Itay Segal. It stars Ohad Knoller, Oz Zehavi and Lior Ashkenazi. Yossi, Fox's fifth feature film, is a sequel to the director's work Yossi & Jagger (2002). The plot takes place a decade after the events in that previous film. It follows the title character, a closeted gay cardiologist who struggles to find meaning in his life while overcoming the loss of his lover and reconciling his past with his future. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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