The First 54 Years – An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation (2021)

Original title

The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation

Directed by

Avi Mograbi

Genre

documentary film

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 8 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.

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How it feels

A documentary about the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip from 1967 to 2021. It uses testimony from Israeli soldiers and archival footage, with the director acting as narrator and guide.

soberinginformativeunflinchingdirectarchivalreflectivemethodicalrestrained

What happens

54 השנים הראשונות – מדריך מקוצר לכיבוש צבאי הוא סרט ישראלי באורך מלא משנת 2021 של הבמאי אבי מוגרבי. הסרט מתאר את הכיבוש הישראלי בגדה המערבית וברצועת עזה מנקודת מבטם של חיילי צה"ל משנת 1967 ועד 2021. מלבד עדויות יש בסרט קטעי סרטים ארכיוניים. הבמאי אבי מוגרבי מלווה את הסרט לכל אורכו בתפקיד של מספר ומדריך. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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