First Picture (2006)
- Original title
- الصورة الاولي
- Directed by
- Akram Al-Ashqar
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Occupied Palestinian territories
- Runtime
- 27 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
A documentary about a Palestinian child born in an Israeli prison who later lives with his father and family. The film follows his adjustment to the outside world while he carries memories of his early imprisonment and his mother's continued detention.
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What happens
First Picture (2006) is a documentary film by Akram Al-Ashqar. It was shown at the Copenhagen International Film Festival on 15 November 2007, It follows the story of a Palestinian child from Tulkarm Camp for the Palestinian refugees. Born in one of the Israeli prisons, he spent more than two and a half years there. Then, he was separated from his mother who is still remaining arrested in prison by the Israeli Authorities, the moment when the child starts an adventure of discovering the natural life under the protection of his father and family and the companions of the released prisoner mates of his mother, being still very affected by the memories of his experience in prison. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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