Overview
A poignant exploration of love and loss, as a man confronts his past and the echoes of a romance that shaped his life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- wistful
- intimate
- deadpan
- quiet evening
- romantic drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film affecting, warmly entertaining, and anchored by Ohad Knoller's vulnerable performance, though some felt its later feel-good resolution softened its harder cultural observations.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Yossi continues mourning his deceased love before Tom's presence reawakens his romantic feelings and openness.
The film places Yossi's gay romantic life, military encounters, and emotional recovery within contemporary Israeli society.
Yossi is introduced as withdrawn and sullen, with his emergence from emotional isolation forming the film's central affective movement.
Yossi's memories of his love ten years after the death remain central even as he develops feelings for Tom.
Films like Yossi, and why
Yossi and Jagger
shared lgbtq+ romance, bereavement, intimate character drama, and gently hopeful emotional recovery
Weekend
shared gay romance, melancholic longing, restrained performances, and emotionally open-ended intimacy
The Way He Looks
shared queer romantic drama, loneliness, deadpan humor, and gradual emotional vulnerability
Free Fall
shared lgbtq+ themes, grief, understated romance, and compassionate character study
Movie Details
- Director
- Eytan Fox
- Release Date
- 2012-05-16
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (63)
Cast
- Ohad Knoller
- Oz Zehavi
- Lior Ashkenazi
- Orly Zilberschatz
- Ola Schur Selektar
- Meir Golan
- Shlomi Ben Attar
- Amir Jerassi
- Raffi Tavor
- Shlomo Sadan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Chai Flicks, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Yossi about?
- A grieving Israeli doctor finds his guarded heart stirred by a young soldier who makes new love feel possible.
- What is Yossi like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Yossi as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Yossi violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Yossi.
- What did critics think of Yossi?
- Critics broadly found the film affecting, warmly entertaining, and anchored by Ohad Knoller's vulnerable performance, though some felt its later feel-good resolution softened its harder cultural observations.
- Which films are like Yossi?
- Films with a similar feel include Yossi and Jagger, Weekend, The Way He Looks, and Free Fall.
- How long is Yossi?
- Yossi runs 84 minutes.
- Where can I watch Yossi?
- In United States, Yossi streams on Chai Flicks, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel.
