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Keywords

  • Ruth Beckermann
  • conflict
  • history
  • middle east
  • road movie
  • sixpackfilm
  • travel
  • war

Director

  • Ruth Beckermann

Documentary, Timeless


1h 25min


16+

DE


EN

Austria
1990
Trailer undefined

Beckermann's subjects offer a dramatic range of candid opinions about Arab-Jewish relations, immigration, the intifada, religion, and the economy.

Beckermann's subjects offer a dramatic range of candid opinions about Arab-Jewish relations, immigration, the intifada, religion, and the economy.


The film moves from the lights of Tel Aviv discos to the immigrant housing of Ethiopians to the burial site of Samuel the Prophet, capturing the voices and vistas of contemporary Israeli culture and politics.(National Center for Jewish Film)


"An expressive overview of Israel in 1990" (Süddeutsche Zeitung)


What became of the dream of a Jewish homeland? In this documentary road movie, Austrian filmmaker Ruth Beckermann records the diverse views and activities of Israelis and Arabs as she travels along the route from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

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