Eleven Days in May (2022)

Directed by

Muḥammad al-Ṣawwāf, Michael Winterbottom

Genre

documentary film

Country

Palestine

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film documents the experiences of families in Gaza during an 11 day bombing campaign by Israel. It focuses on the children who were killed and includes interviews with their relatives.

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What happens

Eleven Days in May is a 2022 documentary that revolves around life in Gaza. Co-directed by Mohammed Sawwaf and Michael Winterbottom, Palestinian and British filmmakers respectively, the film specifically focusses on an 11 day bombing campaign by Israel. The aim of the film was to memorialize the children of Palestine who were killed. The documentary includes interviews from the families that were victims of the bombing. The film was given a 18 certificate since it showed the dead bodies of children. The film was distributed by Stalwart Revolution Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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