Promises (2001)
- Directed by
- Justine Shapiro, Carlos Bolado
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- 0
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 40 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
This documentary follows an American filmmaker who meets seven Israeli and Palestinian children. It shows how the kids see the conflict in the Middle East and form simple friendships through playing together.
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What happens
Promises is a 2001 documentary film that examines the Israeli–Palestinian conflict from the perspectives of seven children living in the Palestinian communities in the West Bank and Israeli neighborhoods of Jerusalem. Promises has been shown at many film festivals and received excellent reviews and many accolades. The film follows Israeli-American filmmaker B.Z. Goldberg as he meets with seven Palestinian and Israeli children between the ages of nine and thirteen, seeing the Middle East conflict through their eyes. It allows "ordinary" kids to develop natural bonds of affection by simply playing games with each other, bonds which go beyond the clutter of prejudices that they have heard from their parents and others around them. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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