To Die in Jerusalem (2007)

Directed by

Hilla Medalia

Genre

documentary film

Country

Israel

Runtime

40 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the families of two teenage girls: one an Israeli victim and the other a Palestinian bomber in a 2002 Jerusalem attack. It shows how their mothers grapple with grief, anger, and the conflict that surrounds them.

somberintimatethoughtfulslow-pacedemotionalpersonalreflectiveheavy

What happens

To Die in Jerusalem is a 2007 HBO documentary film about the effects of a March 29, 2002, Jerusalem suicide bombing on the families of the 17-year-old Israeli victim Rachel Levy and the 18-year-old Palestinian female suicide bomber, Ayat al-Akhras. Al-Akhras blew herself up at the entrance of Kiryat HaYovel's main supermarket, killing two people and injuring 28. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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