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Waltz with Bashir

2008 Animated documentary film directed by Ari Folman
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Summary

Waltz with Bashir is an animated film[1]. It draws 4,780 Wikipedia views per month (animated film category, ranking #360 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film[3], César Award for Best Foreign Film[4], Ophir Award for best feature film[5], European Film Award for Best Composer[6]
  • Director: Ari Folman[7]
  • Screenwriter: Ari Folman[8]
  • Composer: Max Richter[9]
  • Genre: documentary film[10], war film[11]
  • Producer: Ari Folman[12], Serge Lalou[13], Gerhard Meixner[14], Roman Paul[15]
  • Production company: Bridgit Folman Film Gang[16], Les Films d'ici[17], Razor Film[18], Arte France Cinéma[19], ITVS[20]
  • Director of photography: Declan Quinn[21]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Hebrew[22]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[23]
  • Review score: 8.4/10[24], 91/100[25], 97%[26], 8.0/10[27]
  • Color: color[28]
  • Country of origin: Israel[29], France[30], Germany[31], United Kingdom[32]
  • Publication date: May 15, 2008[33], November 6, 2008[34]
  • Voice actor: Ari Folman[35], Zahava Solomon[36], Ron Ben-Yishai[37], Miki Leon[38], Ori Sivan[39], Yehezkel Lazarov[40]
  • Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics[41]
  • Narrative location: Beirut[42]
  • Official website: http://waltzwithbashir.com/[43]
  • Main subject: 1982 Lebanon War[44], Sabra and Shatila massacre[45], amnesia[46]
  • Film editor: Nili Feller[47]
  • Participant in: 21st European Film Awards[48]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[49], European Film Award for Best Composer[50], European Film Award for Best Director[51], European Film Award for Best Film[52], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[53], International Submission to the Academy Awards[54], Annie Award for Best Animated Feature[55], Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature[56]
  • Title: ואלס עם באשיר[57]
  • Duration: 90 minutes[58]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1[59]

Why It Matters

Waltz with Bashir has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did Waltz with Bashir receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film[3], César Award for Best Foreign Film[4], Ophir Award for best feature film[5], and European Film Award for Best Composer[6].

Related Entities

France Germany Israel Max Richter United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . filmportal.de. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
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    Set in period → 2006, 1982
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  4. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 14w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    César award film id → 32585
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2008-05-15T00:00:00Z, +2008-11-06T00:00:00Z
    Official website → http://waltzwithbashir.com/
    Screenwriter → Ari Folman
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}
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