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David or Goliath (1988)

David or Goliath poster
Directed by
Anne Wivel
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows foreign correspondents in Jerusalem during the Palestinian uprising of 1988. It shows how they get news from a government press office and how that office tries to shape a positive view of Israel. The film examines the limits on press freedom in a conflict zone.

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What happens

David eller Goliath er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1988 med instruktion og manuskript af Anne Regitze Wivel. En film om verdenspressen i Jerusalem, optaget i Beit Agron, som er regeringens pressehus. De medvirkende korrespondenter følger den israelsk-palæstinensiske konflikt på tæt hold og er afhængig af informationer fra pressehuset, hvor chefen er journalist af uddannelse, men også regeringens mand. Hvordan får de verdenspressen til at tegne et positivt billede af Israel, når pressefriheden indskrænkes? Filmen er optaget i marts 1988, hvor den palæstinensiske opstand i de besatte områder var tre måneder gammel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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