Five Broken Cameras (2011)

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   dombrewer

   An absolute must see if you have any interest in what has been happening in the Palestinian territories over the past decade while the majority of the world's media look the other way. Co-directed by Israeli director Guy Davidi, it is the story and footage of Emad Burnat, a Palestinian farmer in the West Bank border town of Bil'in, who buys a camera to film his new baby son and gradually becomes a documenter of the weekly protest the villagers undertake against the Israeli government who illegally claim more and more of their land, and the soldiers who arrest them and shoot them for daring to stand in their way. With each camera that either gets smashed or shot by Israeli soldiers we see Emad's youngest son growing up in the face of continued violence and oppression and Emad's spirit and determination begin to waver - it is this personal and intimate portrait of the seemingly endless problems of the Middle East that brings home the true cost of the occupation. It's devastating, and damning, and at the time of writing with renewed violence in Gaza, essential and compulsive viewing. 11 years 5 months ago
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   CSSCHNEIDER

   Further proof that most Americans have absolutely no clue what the conflict between Israel and Palestine is about. Such a sad and infuriating film of first hand accounts and video footage of the atrocities one nation levels against another. Guns versus rocks, hardly a conflict. 11 years 3 months ago
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   AdilS

   This film shows that you don't need to be an experienced film-maker to make a significant documentary, such are the horrors that Palestinian people endure. 10 years 4 months ago

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