Five Broken Cameras
Documentary, War
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2011
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Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements.
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Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
23 Nov 2011
Country:
FR, NL, IL, PS
Languages:
Arabic, Hebrew (modern), Spanish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$108,541
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 10 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
This is how the conflict looks from the other side of the barrier.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
21 Feb 2013
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A tough watch that'll leave you despairing of peace anytime soon.
– Cath Clarke,
Time Out,
16 Oct 2012
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As raw as the material of "5 Broken Cameras" can be, it is also lyrical and elegiac.
– Sheri Linden,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Sep 2012
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[A] bit jagged, inevitably incomplete, and in no way news-breaking: it is simply moving.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
8 Aug 2012
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Takes the rough material of one man's life and transforms it into a story that is universal and urgent, offering firsthand witness to events that are too often portrayed as distant and impossible to understand.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
13 Jul 2012