Palestine / Israel / France / Netherlands,
2011, 90 min
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When his fourth son, Gibreel, is born, Emad, a Palestinian villager, gets his first camera. In his village, Bil'in, a separation barrier is being built and the villagers start to resist this decision. For more than five years, Emad films the struggle, which is lead by two of his best friends, alongside filming how Gibreel grows. Very soon it affects his family and his own life. Daily arrests and night raids scare his family; his friends, brothers and him as well are either shot or arrested. One camera after another is shot at or smashed, each camera tells a part of his story. (KinoSmith)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2013 - Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi (Best Documentary Feature)
Sundance Film Festival
- 2012 - Emad Burnat (Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary)
- 2012 - Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi (World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary)