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So I decided I would do a Palestinian Film Festival after seeing "Paradise Now." I found this film about a Palestinian family under siege as imagined by an Italian documentary filmmaker. It is “based on true events” but I have no idea the extent of the facts. This film is compelling and terrifying. A Muslim family lives half way between an Israeli settlement and a Palestinian settlement. The husband refuses to leave in despite threats from Israeli soldiers. He is a pacifist through and through. His home is invaded and occupied by Israeli soldiers and he and his family confined to one room at night and free to live their normal life during the day. Whether it’s a recounting of facts or a parable it’s effective cinema. Though I did find the device used to show what was happening upstairs with the soldiers a bit unfeasible.... but it's just a movie after all!
Favorite moment: Mohammad reading with his youngest daughter.
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