A Plate of Sardines (1997)
- Original title
- Le plat de sardines
- Directed by
- Omar Amiralay
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Syria, France
- Runtime
- 17 min
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The director recalls how he first learned about Israel. He offers a critical view of both the Israeli and Syrian governments.
reflectivepersonalcriticalpoliticalintimatenostalgiccontroversial
What happens
A Plate of Sardines (Arabic: طبق السردين) is a Syrian documentary film by the director Omar Amiralay. In it, Amiralay tells the story of how he first heard of Israel. In the documentary, he controversially criticized the Israeli and Syrian governments, the latter of which banned the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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