Error creating thumbnail: File missing Waltz with Bashir (2008)Waltz with Bashir is a 2008 Israeli animated documentary film about the Sabra and Shatila massacre during the 1982 Lebanon War. Written and directed by Ari Folman, it follows him as he interviews former comrades in an attempt to discover long-lost memories of the conflict. As it's a documentary, most of the characters are voiced by themselves. It won many awards like a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film or a César Award for Best Foreign Film, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and others.
The following guns were used in Waltz with Bashir
Rifles Galil ARM In the film, most of the IDF (Israel Defense Force) soldiers are armed with the Galil ARM , the light machine gun variant of the Galil family.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MI Galil ARM with wood hand-guard - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A panicky IDF soldier "sprays and prays" with his Galil ARM. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carmi Cna'an fires his Galil - single shots only. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An IDF officer eats his breakfast of scrambled eggs, Galil ARM sitting next to him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An IDF soldier enjoys a bath, Galil resting on the tub. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ari Folman aims his Galil ARM. Error creating thumbnail: File missing IDF soldiers hold their Galil's in salute as Ari imagines his body being shipped back home in a dream. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shmuel Frenkel, frustrated with using the Galil ARM, decides to switch the the FN MAG 58 manned by Erez next to him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ari and another soldier armed with Galil's at the Sabra and Shatila camps. AK-47 The weapon used by Palestinian rebels and Christian Phalangists is the infamous AK-47 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type II AK-47 - 7.62x39mm (note stock mounting bracket) with prototype slab sided magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An IDF soldier in the background fires a captured AK-47. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Phalangist loads his AK-47 as he chats to an IDF officer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Phalangist's prepare their AK-47's. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Phalangist inspects his AK-47. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Phalangist's move into the refugee camps, armed with AK-47's. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Phalangist herds Palestinians from the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, firing his AK-47 to keep them moving. M21 Sniper Rifle A silenced version of the M21 Sniper Rifle is used by IDF soldier Boaz Rein-Buskila to eliminate guard dogs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M21 Sniper Rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boaz Rein-Buskila moves towards the village with his M21 Sniper Rifle. Note the silencer fitted to the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boaz raises his M21. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boaz fires the M21. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An IDF marksman attempts to kill the driver of a car. He misses and shoots the man on donkey back instead. Machine Guns FN MAG The FN MAG 58 is the main machine gun of the IDF in the movie. It is also seen mounted on Merkeva Main Battle Tanks and M113 Armored Personnel Carriers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing An IDF soldier fires his FN MAG 58 during the landing at Lebanon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boaz Rein-Buskila fires a MAG 58 mounted on an M113 APC. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ronny Dayag sits at a turret-mounted MAG 58 on a Merkeva tank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An IDF soldier patrols the woods with a MAG 58. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier deploys his MAG 58 as the patrol is fired upon by rockets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An IDF soldier mans a MAG 58 at a checkpoint. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shmuel Frenkel wrestles with Erez for control of the MAG 58. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frenkel firing on enemy positions with his FN MAG. As he was turning around while shooting near a huge Bachir Gemayel's portrait in Beirut, it became the title of the movie: "Waltz with Bashir". Browning M2HB The Browning M2HB is mounted on the Merkeva Main Battle Tanks and M113 Armored Personnel Carriers. Ari Folman operates one when transporting wounded to the medevac zones.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ari Folman fires a Browning M2HB mounted on an M113 APC. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Browning M2HB mounted on a Merkeva tank. Rocket Launchers M72A2 LAW Several of the IDF soldiers patrolling in the Lebanon woods carry M72A2 LAW on their packs.
M72A2 LAW - 66mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An IDF soldier patrolling in the woods carries an M72A2 LAW in his pack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another IDF soldier, carrying a shorter LAW, dives for cover. RPG-7 The RPG-7 is used by Palestinian child soldiers to attack an M113 APC and patrolling IDF soldiers. An IDF soldier also uses one to destroy a Lebanese civilians car.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPG-7 - 40mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An IDF soldier takes aim at a car with an RPG-7. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The IDF soldier fires the RPG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Palestinian child soldier moves through the shadows with an RPG-7. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The child soldier takes aim with his RPG. 
