Fielding questions from the audience about how the film might be able inform the current war in Gaza, Folman said he doesn’t believe that films can change the world.
“I do think they can build small bridges, but I don’t think they can change public opinion. Israelis love this film because it shows what war really is, but,” he said, talking about the current war in Gaza, “they say ‘Sometimes you have to do what you have to do.’ That’s very Israeli.
“So unfortunately, my film did not change anything.”
In fact I've heard more about repression of dissent in this war than any previous one, and it's scary.
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http://jta.org/news/article/2009/01/13/1002224/filmmaker-reveals-waltz-with-bashir-backstory
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In fact I've heard more about repression of dissent in this war than any previous one, and it's scary.