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

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)

Trailer

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