Jerusalem in Line
| Jerusalem in Line | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Amir Har-Gil |
| Produced by | Amir Har-Gil and Udi Kalinski from Pro-Vid Film Production Ltd. |
| Edited by | Michal Ranon and Matan Alyagor |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
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Jerusalem in Line[edit]
Plot[edit]
At the time, they filmed tens of East Jerusalem residents equipped with food and drink who gathered nightly in front of the Ministry of Interior building in order to catch a good place in the line. Women with babies, grown men and boys packed like sardines waited side by side in insupportable conditions for the doors to open. The harsh reality uncovers in the film a Kafkaesque picture which reflects some of the problems and complaints East Jerusalem residents have due to the Israeli rule. The film concentrates on three protagonists standing in the line: Issam, a critically ill man who needs medicines, Rana, a girl who needs the authorities' recognition and Ghaleb, who begs for building licenses for his destroyed home. In "Jerusalem in Line" Isfahan Bahalul, an Israeli Arab Akko resident and Amir Har-Gil a Jewish kibbutz member, came back to see what happened to the film's protagonists; did relations towards them change, did the film and screenings at the Supreme Court and the Knesset lead to any improvement. The new film integrates materials from the old one.
Reactions[edit]
Yael Gvirtz, Yediot Aharonot: "In his wise and painful film, Har-Gil reveals the magnitude of the "Isra-bluff" of a united Jerusalem. The film turns upside down our usual way of analyzing events; listen to the story of a single queue, offers Har-Gil, and you will understand the whole story." Kobi Niv, Maariv: "A stomach churning, infuriating film, a key film for understanding the Palestinian side of the conflict." Benny Ziffer, Haaretz: "Bureaucratic horror Palestinians residents in East Jerusalem have to undergo in any dealings they have with the State of Israel".
Awards[edit]
In 2015 Citation at the "I Film Maker Film Festival" in Malaga, Spain; the Best Documentary at the UK Film Festival in London. In 2016 it won the Platinum Award at "The Filmmakers World Festival" and the Gold Prize at the "World Human Rights Film Festival" in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2017 it was cited at "the Impact DOCS Awards", La Jolla, California and won the Platinum Award at the International Film Festival in Nevada, Las Vegas. In 2018 it was nominated among the ten most meaningful films in Asia and the Pacific at the "Color Tape International Film Festival" dealing with peace and social issues in Richland, Queensland, Australia. Also in 2018 the film was one of the final candidates for the best documentary at the SR "Socially Relevant (TM) Film Festival New York. In 2017 it was one of the final documentary film award candidates at the "Social World Film Festival", Naples, Italy and was semi-final candidate at the International Swedish Film Festival. In 2017 "Jerusalem in Line" opened the Kibbutz Cinema Festival in Israel.
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