Monday, March 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica
### **ABOUT THE FILMS:** **YES, 2026, Dir. Nadav Lapid, 150 Mins, Kino Lorber, France/Israel/Cyprus/Germany** *In Hebrew, English and Russian with English subtitles.* 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. FORMAT: DCP **POLICEMAN, 2011, Dir. Nadav Lapid, 105 Mins, Laila Films, Israel** *In Hebrew with English subtitles.* Yaron, an elite special operations squad leader, is the spiritual leader and alpha male among his peers, a small, highly trained team that is part of the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Anti-Terrorism unit. Like a band of brothers, these men work, play, laugh, and cry together. They are true patriots; they love their country, their families, and each other. Yaron is ambitious and energetic, but a cyclone of emotions consumes him. His wife is expecting their first child, and the failing health of a team member weighs on his soul as the men contend with an unforgivable accident resulting from a miscalculation during a recent rescue mission, and the price that must be paid as a result of this. FORMAT: DCP