Censored Voices

Name: Censored Voices
Director: Mor Loushy
Released: 2015

Mor Loushy 2015

The 1967 ‘Six-Day’ war ended with Israel’s decisive victory; conquering Jerusalem, Gaza, Sinai and the West Bank. It is a war portrayed, to this day, as a righteous undertaking – a radiant emblem of Jewish pride. One week after the war, a group of young kibbutznicks, led by renowned author Amos Oz and Editor Avraham Shapira, recorded intimate conversations with soldiers returning from the battlefield. The recording revealed an honest look at the moment Israel turned from David to Goliath. The Israeli army censored the recordings, allowing the kibbutznicks to publish only a fragment of the conversations, until now.

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Running Time:	84 min.
Subject(s):	Conflicts, History, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Military, Politics, Religion and Spirituality, Society, War
Language(s):	English, Hebrew
Subtitles:	English
Director(s):	Mor Loushy
Producer(s):	Daniel Sivan, Hilla Medalia, Neta Zwebner
Cinematographer:	Mor Loushy
Editor(s):	Daniel Sivan
Production Company:	One Man Show/Know Productions

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New York Times

'An essential amendment to the historical record, "Censored Voices" reminds us that no war is entirely virtuous and makes clear that, even at the time, the dangers of becoming an occupying force were evident.'

Daniel M. Gold
Washington Post

'"Censored Voices" is an essential documentary. Its subject is nothing less than loss of innocence, the seeds of hatred and the illusory nature of victory.'

Alan Zilberman
Los Angeles Times

'Captivating newsreel footage from the conflict underscores these audio confessionals; Loushy also filmed the men in the present day, listening to their honest, open, decades-old testimonies.'

Robert Abele

Festival Participation

Sundance Film Festival - 2015
Berlinale - 2015
Hot Docs - 2015
Docaviv - 2015
IDFA - 2015

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