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Yes

Mar 2026

2h 30m

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One of international cinema's most fearless and provocative filmmakers, Nadav Lapid has long been an outspoken critic of his birth country's government policies, channeling a lifetime of fury and frustration into vital films like Synonyms and Ahed's Knee that brim with righteous anger, spite, and shame. In Yes, Lapid once again takes vigorous critical aim at the Israeli government with a new approach: submission. In the days following October 7, Y., a jazz musician, and his wife Yasmin, a dancer, resolve to say yes to everything. Y. and Yasmin sell their bodies and souls to the highest bidder, surrendering themselves and their art to Israel's social, political and military elite. Soon, Y. is entrusted with a mission of the utmost importance: to compose the music for a rousing, ruthless new national anthem. Feverishly whirling between moments of satire, sincerity, and complete submission, Yes is a visceral, blistering indictment of modern Israel, and an essential addition to post-October 7 cinema.

Critics Consensus

A maximalist meditation on malaise, Nadav Lapid's Yes doesn't offer up easy answers but certainly poses thought-provoking questions with comedic flair.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

Apr 3

3.5/4

Israeli filmmaker Navid Lapid is taking the risk that audiences will embrace a tragically real situation about his country’s military culture presented as an absurdist comedy. Say yes

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Joshua Rothkopf

Los Angeles Times

Apr 3

Yes won’t sway any hardliners but it should convince anyone with eyes of the absurdity of trying to write a hate song, even as Y screams its vicious lyrics into the wind.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

Apr 3

3.5/4

It’s worth seeing and arguing about. Even if you end up hating it, there are moments you’ll never forget.

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

May 15

Nadav Lapid’s satire about war, propaganda and bootlicking is the conflict like you've never seen it before.

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Joseph Fahim

Middle East Eye

May 8

Yes ultimately registers less as a forensic autopsy of post–7 October Israel than as a grand act of effrontery - an abrasive, knowingly grandiose gesture that at times feels more performative than penetrating.

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Dave Giannini

Geek Vibes Nation

Apr 19

9/10

Yes! is bombastic, massive, and full of a rage that none of us can escape.

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Robert B

Apr 5

Trailer looks good. When might I be able to see in The USA?

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elizabeth B

@RT48996692 Mar 31

Pornographically hateful, like much of Lapid’s work. Frenetic, depraved, deeply racist, self important art by a man who seems to find crave meaning but seeks in only hating and tearing down his brothers while imagining himself a prophet.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Mar 27

The worldwide gross is $421,835.00.

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Itay I

@Tatigideon Jan 3

Horrible film - presumptive and shallow

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Synopsis

One of international cinema's most fearless and provocative filmmakers, Nadav Lapid has long been an outspoken critic of his birth country's government policies, channeling a lifetime of fury and frustration into vital films like Synonyms and Ahed's Knee that brim with righteous anger, spite, and shame. In Yes, Lapid once again takes vigorous critical aim at the Israeli government with a new approach: submission. In the days following October 7, Y., a jazz musician, and his wife Yasmin, a dancer, resolve to say yes to everything. Y. and Yasmin sell their bodies and souls to the highest bidder, surrendering themselves and their art to Israel's social, political and military elite. Soon, Y. is entrusted with a mission of the utmost importance: to compose the music for a rousing, ruthless new national anthem. Feverishly whirling between moments of satire, sincerity, and complete submission, Yes is a visceral, blistering indictment of modern Israel, and an essential addition to post-October 7 cinema.

Director: Nadav Lapid
Producer: Judith Lou Lévy, Hugo Sélignac, Antoine Lafon
Screenwriter: Nadav Lapid
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Les Films du Bal, Chi-Fou-Mi Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Original Language: Hebrew
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 27, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 12, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.2K
Runtime: 2h 30m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)