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Yossi

Play trailer Poster for Yossi 2012,  1h 23m,  Drama/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 89% 46 Reviews Tomatometer 70% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
89% Tomatometer 46 Reviews 70% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Yossi, a closeted gay doctor, has his quiet world turned upside down when a woman from his past shows up. Their emotionally charged reunion causes Yossi to leave Tel Aviv, and he finally wants to awaken from his emotional slumber.
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Critics Consensus

Smart, moving, and deeply empathetic, Yossi is a thoughtful examination of love and grief.

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Linda Barnard Toronto Star Mar 22, 2013
3/4
Knoller is wonderful as the emotionally cut-off, yet vulnerable Yossi, who yearns for something more from life, but feels both terror at the prospect and unworthiness to claim it. Go to Full Review
Rick Groen Globe and Mail Mar 22, 2013
3/4
Yossi is an early spring breeze of a film - too delicate to be substantial but definitely holding the promise of warmth. Go to Full Review
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky Chicago Sun-Times Mar 8, 2013
3/4
It's serious about its characters and their emotions, but still finds room for humor. Go to Full Review
Kat Halstead Common Sense Media May 7, 2025
It's an interesting choice from director Eytan Fox to follow his character Yossi's journey further in a sequel to 2002's Yossi & Jagger, but one that very much pays off. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Aug 7, 2019
Quiet and unassuming, Eytan Fox gives us a rather simple narrative about the ever changing difficulties of being gay. Go to Full Review
Daniel Green CineVue Feb 6, 2019
3/5
A sensitive and emotive portrayal of one ageing individual's journey back from the depths of grief and despair. Go to Full Review
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Eytan Fox

Director

Lior Ashkenazi

Moti

Ohad Knoller

Yossi

Orly Silbersatz Banai

Varda

Oz Zehavi

Tom

Ola Schur Selektar

Nina

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Synopsis Yossi, a closeted gay doctor, has his quiet world turned upside down when a woman from his past shows up. Their emotionally charged reunion causes Yossi to leave Tel Aviv, and he finally wants to awaken from his emotional slumber.
Director
Eytan Fox
Producer
Moshe Edery, Amir Harel
Screenwriter
Itay Segal
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
Hebrew
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$116.2K
Runtime
1h 23m
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