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Mood:
- Thought Provoking
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- PoliticsIdealismAnti WarPolitical UnrestHopesLife is a BitchRebellionSociety more...
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- ForeignDocumentary
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Budrus, 2009
Arabic, Hebrew, English
Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territory, USA
Profile of Budrus
The mood of Budrus is thought provoking. The plot centers around anti-war themes, idealism, and political unrest. It is a foreign and documentary movie. Stylistically, Budrus stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a village. Budrus is set in the Palestinian Authority and Israel. It happens in contemporary times. The movie is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Budrus
Ayed Morrar, an unlikely Palestinian community organizer, unites all Palestinian political factions and Israelis. Together, they wage a lengthy lunch-counter-sit-in-style unarmed struggle to save his village from destruction by Israels Separation Barrier. Victory seems improbable until his 15-year-old daughter, Iltezam, launches a womens contingent that quickly moves to the front lines. They not only save the village, but the Barrier is pushed back behind the Green Line into No Mans Land. In the process, Ayed and Iltezam unleash an inspiring, yet little-known, movement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories that is still gaining ground today. In an action-filled documentary featuring archival footage of this movement from its infancy, Budrus will inspire and challenge audiences worldwide. The movie is directed by award-winning filmmaker Julia Bacha (Control Room, Encounter Point), and produced by Bacha, Palestinian journalist Rula Salameh, and filmmaker and human rights advocate Ronit Avni (formerly of WITNESS, Director of Encounter Point).While this film is about one Palestinian village, it tells a much bigger story about what is possible in the Middle East. Ayed succeeded in doing what many people believe to be impossible: he united all Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas; he brought women to the heart of the struggle through the leadership of his daughter, Iltezam; and he encouraged hundreds of Israelis to cross into Palestinian territory for the first time and join a nonviolent movement.Budrus includes diverse voices from the leaders of the movement to the Israeli border police officers stationed in the village at that time. While many documentaries about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict either romanticize the notion of peace, or dwell entirely on the suffering of victims to the conflict, this film focuses on the success of a Palestinian-led nonviolent movement. The protagonists not only succeeded in moving the separation barrier completely off Palestinian lands, they also build lasting relationships between Fatah, Hamas and Israeli activists that continue to this day and serve as a model to other communities. The story of Budrus represents what could happen in the region -- provided people know about it.
Details
| Language: | Arabic, Hebrew, English |
| Country: | Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territory, USA |
| Release date: | 25 April 2010 |
| Runtime: | 70 min |
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