O Jerusalem (2006)

Original title

Ô Jerusalem

Directed by

Élie Chouraqui

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two friends, one Jewish and one Arab, navigate the events surrounding the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The film follows their personal struggles amid the larger political conflict.

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What happens

O Jerusalem is a 2006 drama film directed by Elie Chouraqui. It is based on the historical documentary novel of the same name, written by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins. It stars JJ Feild and Saïd Taghmaoui as the protagonists, with Ian Holm and Tovah Feldshuh portraying Israeli political figures, David Ben Gurion and Golda Meir. It is Felshuh's second time portraying Meir, having taken the titular role in the play Golda's Balcony in 2003. The working title for release in the US was Beyond Friendship. It was produced for US distribution by Jeffrey Konvitz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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