The Skies are Closer in Homesh (2004)

Directed by

Menora Chazani

Genre

documentary film

Country

Israel

How it feels

A documentary follows a newlywed couple living in a West Bank settlement as they deal with the aftermath of a terrorist attack. The film shows their daily life and recovery over several years.

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What happens

The Skies are Closer in Homesh (Hebrew: בחומש קרוב לשמיים), also called Hitna'ari (Hebrew: התנערי) is a 2004 documentary film that follows a newlywed Jewish couple through their first few years of married life in the Israeli settlement of Homesh in the West Bank as they experience, and recover from, a terrorist attack. It is based on the real-life experience of director Menora Hazani and her family who lived on the settlement. Produced by Manora Hasani-Katzover, daughter of Benny Katzover, co-founder of ultranationalist activist group Gush Emunim, it has been described as "clearly an almost didactic, right-wing film". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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