Tunnel Trade (2007)
Directed by Laila El-Haddad / Saeed Taji Farouky
Genres - Crime |
Sub-Genres - Law & Crime, Social Issues |
Run Time - 21 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Cammila Collar
This documentary takes a look at the steel and concrete wall that separates the Gaza Strip city of Rafah from Egypt, and the history of black market trade that traverses the wall literally underground. The smuggling everything from food to cigarettes under the wall through a series of tunnels has become a multi-million dollar industry, controlled by the rich and powerful, though for all their money and prestige, the state continues to fight the syndicates that propagate the illegal trade.