States of Unbelonging

States of Unbelonging (2005)

Sub-Genres - Biography, Social Issues  |   Release Date - Jan 1, 2006 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 63 min.  |   Countries - Israel, United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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The core of this haunting meditation on war, land, the Bible, and filmmaking is a portrait of Revital Ohayon, an Israeli filmmaker and mother killed near the West Bank. Director Lynne Sachs creates a film on the violence of the Middle East by exchanging letters with an Israeli friend. Together, they reveal Revital's story through her films, news reports, and interviews, culminating in heartbreaking footage of children discussing the violence they've witnessed. Without taking sides or casting bla

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fear, filmmaker, Israeli [nationality], kibbutz, letter, Middle-East, mother, terrorist-attack, violence