Human Rights Watch International Film Festival - New York

Nazareth 2000 (US Premiere)
Hany Abu-Assad - The Netherlands - 2000 - 55m - video - documentary
In Arabic with English subtitles

Returning to his native city just months before the new millennium, filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad captures the daily, idiosyncratic beats of Nazareth - a city both Christians and Muslims consider one of the most sacred in the world. Set against the background of the riots surrounding a square that both the municipality and the Muslim community lay claim to, Abu-Assad allows his story, NAZARETH 2000, to unfold through the eyes of two cynical, funny and wise gas station attendants who have been working at the service station for decades. Their comments on the political and social conditions of their city paint both a tragic and subtle image of its inhabitants.
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Followed by:
Quintessence of Oblivion

Co-presented by Al-Diwan

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