Underplayed Gems

Before You Is the Sea (2011)

Before You Is the Sea poster
Directed by
Hisham Zreiq
Country
Germany
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How it feels

A young Palestinian man and a young Israeli Jewish woman struggle with their relationship. The film uses their personal story to reflect on the failure of peace talks in the Middle East.

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What happens

Before You Is the Sea is a short film by the Palestinian visual artist and filmmaker Hisham Zreiq (Zrake). The film deals with the relationship between a young Palestinian man and a young Israeli Jewish woman The film is an allegory of the Middle East peace process, and the collapse of Oslo Accords during the Camp David summit, effectively ending years of peace hopes. The film was screened in many film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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