Israel, in the aftermath of October 7. Y., a jazz musician struggling to make ends meet, and his wife Jasmine, a dancer, sell their art and bodies to the elite. When Y. is asked to compose a new national anthem, their choices expose the moral compromise of a polarized society.
A daring and polemical film, Yes combines the intimate and the political at the heart of a nation in crisis. Nadav Lapid takes an uncompromising look at the temptation to obey the ruling class and the fragility of artistic convictions in the face of the world’s urgent problems.
“Nadav Lapid’s brilliant, showy set-pieces present a caricature of decadence and heartlessness in a society haunted by 7 October”
Peter Bradshaw The Guardian 22/05/2025
Directors' Fortnight - Cannes, 2025, fr
Best Editing, Valladolid International Film Festival, 2025, es
Nadav Lapid
Nadav Lapid, born in 1975 in Tel Aviv (Israël) studied philosophy and history at the University of Tel Aviv, before training in film at the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School of Jerasulem, where is graduation film Emile’s Girlfriend (2006) screened at Cannes’ Cinéfondation. He gained recognition with Policeman (2011, Special Jury Award at Locarno) and The Kindergarten Teacher (2014, Cannes Critics’ Week). Synonyms (2019) won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale, and Ahed’s Knee (2021) co-won the Jury Prize at Cannes.
