Yes

What it’s about

In the days after October 7, Y., a jazz musician, and his wife Yasmin, a dancer, make a pact to say yes to everything. They offer their bodies and their art to whoever asks, sliding into the orbit of Israel’s social, political and military elite. The stakes sharpen when Y. is asked to compose music for a new national anthem.

What hooks you

Nadav Lapid directs this drama with a comic edge. Ariel Bronz plays Y. and Efrat Dor plays Yasmin, with Naama Preis as Leah and Aleksey Serebryakov as Big Billionaire. The film runs 150 minutes and is a co-production of Israel, Cyprus, Germany and France.

Who it’s for

It is worth a look for anyone who enjoys stories where personal collapse meets political satire, told with a deadpan, absurdist tone. It will also suit viewers drawn to tales of artists pushed to their limits in times of national crisis.