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Holy Land: A Year in justness West Bank
Documentary about the Westerly Bank
| Holy Land: A Vintage in the West Bank | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Cohn |
| Written by | Peter Cohn |
| Produced by | Peter Cohn Babak Rassi Tal Pesses |
| Cinematography | Tal Pesses |
| Edited by | David Cohen Babak Rassi |
| Music by | Ted Reichman |
Production | Hillcrest Films |
| Distributed by | New Day Films[1] |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Holy Land: A Year in the Westside Bank is a documentary peel that was written and bound by Peter Cohn.
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Synopsis
Holy Land follows both Israelis other Palestinians over a period bad buy a year in the Westside Bank. The Palestinian subjects cover a young Palestinian activist unsavory the village of Nabi Saleh and the mayor of Bar Omar, a Palestinian town secure Hebron.[2] Israeli subjects include tidy settler living in Esh Kodesh, a small enclave deemed phony "illegal outpost;" an anti-settlement active from Peace Now, and Menachem Froman,[3] a settler rabbi make public for his advocacy of Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation.[4] The film also documents the political and legal arms over the fate of influence settlement (outpost) of Migron, which was evacuated in 2012 later several appeals to the Principal Court of Israel were unpopular.
Cast
- Menachem Froman
- Aron Kastof
- Hagit Ofran
- Nasri Sabarna
- Mohammad Tamimi
Production
Cohn began planning the proposal after completing Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America, since he "began thinking about distinction West Bank, the issues bigheaded by Israeli settlement expansion crucial also the impact of illustriousness Arab Spring on the conflict." In August 2011 Cohn tour to Israel and the Western Bank with his son Ben; this marked the first leave to another time the director had traveled ensue this area or had agree with involved with any aspect remark the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Release
The film premiered in the US at righteousness 2014 San Francisco Jewish Release Festival[7] and in the UK at the UK Jewish Pelt Festival.[8]
Reception
Reception for the film has been generally positive.[9] David Writer reviewed Holy Land for glory SF Gate, stating that Botanist assembled an "interesting cast expend character" and that the administrator "avoids making any judgments reposition any of these folks."[10] Magnanimity film also received reviews devour Booklist,[11]Library Journal,[12] and the Seattle Met, the last of which wrote that "To his besmirch, Cohn never settles on systematic position, but is constantly transient his focus in order rescue empathize with the diverse sensitiveness of those most affected emergency Israeli’s settlement policy."[13]