'Yes' Courtesy of Kino Lorber "Sometimes I felt like the protagonist of a Jewish joke," says Nadav Lapid. "The Jews call you an antisemite. And the antisemites call you a Jew." For the Israeli director, the bitter punchline has become reality over the past year as he's fought to release Yes, his delirious, confrontational satire of post-Oct. 7 Israel, a film that has drawn fire from both nationalist hardliners and pro-Palestinian activists. Israel's culture minister, Miki Zohar, has condemned Lapid and the film for supposedly disgracing "our pure and sanctified IDF soldiers," Lapid notes.
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Nadav Lapid Made a Film About Israel That Almost No One Wanted to Release
March 20, 2026
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