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Israel’s “Waltz with Bashir” won the Golden Globe for best foreign-language film on the evening of January 11, 2008. In his brief acceptance speech, director Ari Folman dedicated his Golden Globe to the eight babies (including three of his own) born to the film’s production staff during the four years it took to complete the picture. (Full story)
“I hope that when they grow up, these babies will watch this film together and will see it as an ancient video game that has nothing to do with reality,“ Folman said.
The graphic novel adapatation of "Waltz with Bashir" from Metropolitan Books will be out February 2009.
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