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Promises (NY Premiere)
Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg and Carlos Bolado - USA/Israel/Palestine - 2000 - 106m - 35mm - documentary
In English, Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles
Rather than focusing on current events or "hard news," PROMISES offers a
surprisingly fresh insight into the Middle East conflict when filmmaker
B.Z. Goldberg returns to his hometown of Jerusalem to see what seven
children -- both Palestinian and Israeli -- think about war, peace,and
just growing up. Each child offers a dramatic touching and sometimes
hilarious insight into the Middle East conflict and into the experience
of growing up in the charged and complex city of Jerusalem. Though they
live only 20 minutes apart, these children exist in completely separate
worlds; the physical, historical and emotional obstacles between them
run deep. PROMISES explores this legacy of distrust and bitterness, but
signs of hope emerge when some of the Palestinian and Israeli children
dare to cross the checkpoints to meet one another. An energetic and
dynamic cinematic experience, PROMISES offers both insiders and
outsiders a well balanced insight into the subtleties of the Middle East
conflict.Winner of the Audience Award at the 2001 Rotterdam Film Festival and at the San Francisco International Film Festival 2001
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