A filmic reflection about the stereotypes of “Jew” and “Arab” through one hundred years of film, contrasted with the history of Jewish communists from Iraq. The protagonists are Shimon Ballas, a writer and professor of Arabic studies in Tel Aviv and Paris; the best-selling Israeli author Sami Michael from Haifa; Moshe Houri, a former dealer in real estate; writer Samir Naqqash who only publishes in the Arabic language and Ella Shohat, a Professor of Film and Cultural Studies in New York who has written a standard text on the Israeli film industry. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.7/10 | |
Released: | March 13, 2003 | |
Runtime: | 112 min | |
Genres: | Documentary | |
Countries: | Germany Switzerland | |
Companies: | Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG TAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion | |
Cast: | Sami Michael Shimon Ballas Moshe Houri | |
Crew: | Samir | |
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