Released Date:
1983-09-07
Languages:
English
Countries:
Israel, France
Runtime:
111 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (379 Reviews)
Director:
Costa-GavrasGenres:
DramaFranco Solinas (original scenario)
Costa-Gavras (original scenario)
Franco Solinas
An Israeli lawyer is defending a Palestinian charged by The Military Court System in the Israeli-Occupied Territories. It's a tough case because of a strong political background.
Released Date:
1985-02-15
Languages:
Hebrew
Countries:
Israel
Runtime:
103 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (217 Reviews)
Director:
Uri BarbashGenres:
DramaIn Israel's Central Prison, the security officer is corrupt, supplying drugs and stirring the hatred between Jewish and Arab prisoners to his advantage. Uri, in for 12 years for armed robbery, and Issan, in for 50 years for PLO violence, command the respect of their cells. When the Arabs are framed for the murder of a Jewish prisoner and a young inmate commits suicide rather than lie about what happened, Uri and Issan form an unlikely partnership, leading the security block on a strike. Prison officials try to break it. In the background are Uri's daughter and Issan's wife, women of beauty and passion who embody the distance from inside a cell to the outside.
Released Date:
2005-01-14
Languages:
Arabic, English, Hebrew
Countries:
Italy
Runtime:
90 min
IMDB Ratings:
(686 Reviews)
Director:
Saverio CostanzoSaverio Costanzo
Sayed Kashua
Camilla Costanzo
Alessio Cremonini
A Palestinian family with five children lives outside town, near Israeli settlements. Samia, the wife, wants to leave; so does one teen son. Mohammad, the patriarch, is adamant that he is staying. Two of his adolescent children want to fight. His is the passive aggression of non-violent witness. Israeli soldiers burst into the home, taking over the second floor. At night, the family is locked in the living room. We see the effects of the occupation on the children and on the marriage. Through the eyes of Miriam, the older daughter, we watch the soldiers from her hiding place. Jamal, the eldest son, sets a trap with a grenade. Characters call upon Allah. Chaos and death are close.
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