i rent this dvd four day ago and have watch it about 5 time since then . there be something that be particularly move for me about his movie . the idea of hidden and secret love . and all the excitement and danger that involve . the idea of tenderness in the midst of so much rottenness ( literally and in the first segment . ) . naivety and violence so close together . and the sadness ( for everyone . yossi and jagger and yaeli and lior parent ) of the inevitable societal assumption ( even in the comparatively liberal atmosphere of the israeli army ) of straight ness in a world of so much diversity and difference . the only other film that affect me so deeply be stand by me which and ironically and be mention offhandedly in yossi and jagger . the theme of deep care and concern for others ( friendship in sbm and erotic love in y and j ) and the deepening and transforming of that care in light of be witness to a death be share by both film . theme that hit me hard . i suspect they hit many people hard and as well . i have read several time on this discussion that a major weakness of yossi and jagger be it length . only a little over an hour . ( perhaps this be mostly see a a weakness by those who have to pay full price it see it in a movie theater and instead of get to watch it 5 time for $ 3 . 99. joke ) because the film be so short and it do not get a much plot and character development a it could have . yes . perhaps . and yet . it seem to me that a large part of the power of the film lie in it length . it be a real testament to eytan fox that and in the space of just about 15 20 minute from the beginning of the movie and he make me care so much about both main character . and throughout the movie and they both keep their appeal . i sympathize with both to the end . to be honest and there not many people whom i have meet for only 15 minute and if they die a few day later and i would weep for them . fox do that . furthermore and because there be so much about these character that we do not know ( like lior mother ) and we and like her and find the conclusion of the film to be particularly wrench . i leave the film want . maybe even need . to know more about lior . why be he wear that damn rabbit costume to begin with . what be his childhood and teen year like . how do he and yossi meet . fall in love . how long have they know each other . and what about yossi . what will he do now . yes . i would have like the film to end with a shot of him sleep alone in a queen size bed in a hotel in eilat . but that would have be too easy . too tidy . what do he do now . i do not know . so many question . and no way of find out . i leave the film realize that time and love be precious . so damn precious .