Give Peace a Chance: Writers Speak

Name: Give Peace a Chance: Writers Speak
Director: Amos Gitai
Released: 1994

Amos Gitai 1994

An intellectual journey: Arab and Jewish authors discuss the utopian aspects of their work and present their views on how the situation in the Middle East could improve.

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Running Time:

41 min.

Spoken Languages:

Arabic, Hebrew, Arabic

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Amos Gitai

Producers:

Laurent Truchot, Shuki Friedman

Production Companies:

Agav Films

Israeli-Palestinian Co..

Jewish Studies

Middle Eastern Studies

Festival Participation

Venice Film Festival - 1994

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