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Amos Gitai 2005

Abandoned by its Palestinian owner in the 1948 war, requisitioned by the Israeli government as vacant, rented to Jewish Algerian immigrants in 1956 and purchased by a university professor who undertakes its transformation into a three-story house in 1980, this West Jerusalem building is no longer the microcosm it was 25 years ago. Concrete reality has transformed into scattered stories and memories. A new identity, a new diaspora, has evolved. Gitai explores the relationships between the house’s inhabitants, past and present, each in his or her own way becomes a sign of the region and the world’s destiny.
Running Time:
90 min.
Spoken Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Arabic
Subtitles:
English
Directors:
Amos Gitai
Producers:
Amos Gitai, Michael Tapuach, Laurent Truchot, Patrick Quinet
Cinematographers:
Haim Asias
Editors:
Isabelle Ingold
Production Companies:
Agat Films & Cie, Agav Films, Arte, Artemis Media, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Hamon Productions Ltd., New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), Rai 3, SundanceTV
Author's POV
Design
Investigative Journalism
Israeli-Palestinian Co..
Personal Story
Society

Festival Participation

  • Berlin International Film Festival / Berlinale - 2006
    Presented at the International Forum of New Cinema
  • Paris : Cinéma du réel - 2006

Additional Materials

Distribution Company

Cinephil
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