Ruins of Lifta
‘The Ruins of Lifta’ offers a muscular example of ability of documentaries to make the political intensely personal.
The Ruins of Lifta
An elderly Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn does his part for Israel's reunification by partnering Arabs and Jews in an effort to rehabilitate a Muslim cemetery in the Palestinian village of Lifta. His efforts encounter difficulties as Daum learns of his uncle's complicity in how Arab citizens were driven from their land after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Genre
Documentary,
Bio-pic,
Drama,
Jewish Culture
Runtime
77
Language
English
Director
Menachem Daum,
Oren Rudavsky
Writer(s)
Menachem Daum,
Oren Rudavsky
FEATURED REVIEW
Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter
Subtitled “Where the Holocaust and Nakba Meet,” the documentary The Ruins of Lifta is a first-person search for common ground where seemingly none exists. Directors Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky may not solve Israeli-Palestinian animosities, but they find illuminating angles of exploration for one ...
Played at
Town Center 5 10.28.16 - 11.03.16
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