Thursday, May 15, 2008

Animated Documentary - "Waltz with Bashir"

AP: Cannes: animated documentary recounts war horrors
Israeli director Ari Folman thought the unusual technique was the only way to tell his story of recovering from long-repressed, nightmarish memories of his time as a young Israeli soldier waging war in 1980s Lebanon.

In the movie—which has a deeply anti-war message—Folman depicts young soldiers plowing through enemy territory on tanks, spraying gunfire in all directions without really knowing whom they are shooting at. Haunting images are backed by a rock soundtrack of '80s music.
Here is the trailer -

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