Advocate

Name: Advocate
Director: Rachel Leah Jones,Philippe Bellaïche
Released: 2019

Rachel Leah Jones Philippe Bellaïche 2019

Lea Tsemel defends Palestinians: from feminists to fundamentalists, from non-violent demonstrators to armed militants. As a Jewish-Israeli lawyer who has represented political prisoners for five decades, Tsemel, in her tireless quest for justice, pushes the praxis of a human rights defender to its limits. As far as most Israelis are concerned, she defends the indefensible. As far as Palestinians are concerned, she’s more than an attorney, she’s an advocate.

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Running Time:

109 min.

Spoken Languages:

Arabic, English, Hebrew, Arabic, English

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Rachel Leah Jones Philippe Bellaïche

Producers:

Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaiche, Joelle Bertossa, Paul Cadieux

Cinematographers:

Philippe Bellaiche

Editors:

Yael Bitton

Production Companies:

Home Made Docs

Activism

Biography

Israeli-Palestinian Co..

Law and Justice

Middle Eastern Studies

Festival Participation

Sundance Film Festival - 2019
Hong Kong International Film Festival - 2019
Jury Prize
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival - 2019
CPH:DOX - 2019
It's All True - 2019
Hotdocs - 2019
Docaviv - 2019
Best Israeli Documentary
Krakow Film Festival - 2019
Golden Horn
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival - 2019
DocNYC - 2019
IDFA - 2019
Palm Spring International Film Festival

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