Underplayed Gems

On the Side of the Road (2013)

On the Side of the Road poster
Original title
בצדי הדרך
Directed by
Lia Tarachansky
Genre
documentary film
Country
Israel
Runtime
1h 23m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary explores how some Israelis have avoided facing their own memories and actions during the 1948 war. It follows veterans who confront their silence, as well as the director who grew up in a West Bank settlement and later questions what she was taught.

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What happens

On the Side of the Road is a 2013 Israeli documentary film written and directed by Lia Tarachansky. The film focuses on Israeli collective denial of the events of 1948 that led to the country's Independence and the Palestinian refugee problem. It follows war veterans Tikva Honig-Parnass and Amnon Noiman as they tackle their denial of their actions in the war. The film also tells the story of the director, Lia Tarachansky, an Israeli who grew up in a settlement in the West Bank but as an adult began to realize the problems of the Israeli Occupation for the Palestinians. The film was shot over the course of five years and premiered at the First International Independent Film Festival in Tel Aviv. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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