Malon 9 Kohavim . 9 Star Hotel
Verzio FF submission In Israel's occupied territories, thousands of Palestinians work illegally as construction laborers. After an arduous and dangerous journey, loaded with blankets and bags, they cross the hills to the places where they can find employment. At night they sleep on the hillcres...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Arabic Hebrew |
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Eden Productions
2006
Israel |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:d8b8a9f4-c755-469e-9c98-bf5e23fde567 |
| Summary: | Verzio FF submission
In Israel's occupied territories, thousands of Palestinians work illegally as construction laborers. After an arduous and dangerous journey, loaded with blankets and bags, they cross the hills to the places where they can find employment. At night they sleep on the hillcrests in improvised huts and coffin-like sleeping cubicles, a stark contrast to the luxury apartment complexes they build by day. But they have made homes for themselves, complete with cozy pillows and even electricity from batteries they have scraped together. The filmmakers follow Ahmed and Muhammad, one a merry collector of found objects, the other a philosophical critic of the Palestinian character. Together, they share food, belongings and stories, and live under the constant threat of arrest - police, soldiers and the secret service are all tirelessly on the alert for illegal workers. With raw, handheld images, this disconcerting yet touching film documents friendship, nostalgia and the uncompromising will to survive. |
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| Published: | 2006 |