In the days following October 7, Y., a jazz musician, and his wife Yasmin, a dancer, resolve to say yes to everything. Y. and Yasmin sell their bodies and souls to the highest bidder, surrendering themselves and their art to Israel’s social, political and military elite. Soon, Y. is entrusted with a mission of the utmost importance: to compose the music for a rousing, ruthless new national anthem.
Direction
Lapid's most confrontational provocation yet.
Acting
Bronz and Dor destroy themselves beautifully.
Score
The anthem will haunt your nightmares.
Director
Nadav Lapid
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lapid's 'Yes' trilogy (Policeman, Synonyms, Yes) explores Israeli identity through self-destructive protagonists who perform nationality until it breaks them.
The 152-minute runtime deliberately mirrors Synonyms; Lapid believes discomfort duration is proportional to ideological penetration. The anthem's composition scene took 47 takes.
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