Yes

by Nadav Lapid

With Ariel Bronz, Efrat Dor, Naama Preis, Alexey Serebryakov, Sharon Alexander

Israel, in the aftermath of October 7.
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, souls and bodies to the elite, and bring pleasure and consolation to a bleeding nation. Soon, Y. is given a mission of the highest importance: setting to music a new national anthem.

Israeli release: January 2026

Directors’ Fortnight – Cannes 2025

Production: Les Films du Bal, Chi-Fou-Mi Productions
Producers: Judith Lou Lévy, Hugo Sélignac, Antoine Lafon

Co-produced with: Bustan Films, AMP Filmworks, Komplizen Film GmbH, Arte France Cinéma, ZDF/Arte, 240 Films, Trésor Films
With the participation of: Arte France

French distribution & international sales: Les Films du Losangenull

Festivals : Seminci (Valladolid International Film Week), AFI Fest, the Viennale (Vienna International Film Festival), the Rome Film Fest (Festa del Cinema di Roma), the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, the French Film Festival in Switzerland (FFFH), the Lima Film Festival, the New Horizons International Film Festival, the Jerusalem Film Festival, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the Munich International Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight.