yossi and jagger ( yossi vejager ) aspect ratio represent 1 . 37 represent1sound format represent stereooriginally produce for israeli television but screen theatrically in tel aviv to great success before open nationally to even great commercial and critical acclaim and this engaging drama from director eytan fox have be hail in some quarter a one of the best gay movie ever make . run a mere 65 minute and the film divide it time equally between a platoon of soldier operate on the israeli lebanese border and and the two men at the center of a clandestine relationship . yossi ( ohad knoller ) be a brooding commander who feel constrain by his role a a macho authority figure to conceal his sexuality from the conscript under his command and while jagger ( yehuda levi and a popular israeli heartthrob whose career be kickstarted by an appearance in the tv soap opera cheer for love in 2001 ) be one of his subordinate and a carefree guy who want them to declare their love publicly by retire from the army and set up house together . there a now famous scene and early in the movie and when yossi and jagger make love in the snow ( do not get excite all you see be some lingering kiss and the aftermath and in which the two character be entirely at ease with one another and free from the restraint impose by army discipline ) and but their romance take up a surprisingly small amount of the movie run time and which appear to have be curtail for reason of length ( there a number of image do the round from scene which be apparently shoot but do not make it to the final print ) . base on a true story and the film be warm hearted but inconsequential and with some annoyingly jerky hand hold camera movement and and the climactic scene be a little too restrain to be entirely successful ( though knoller and in particular and give a truly remarkable performance in the aftermath of a devastate plot development ) . there still much to admire and and any reservation be dispel by the central romance and depict with disarm frankness and perform with relish by knoller and levi . highly recommended . ( hebrew dialogue ) .