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In view of the tragic developments taking place in Israel/Palestine at the moment, we have decided to release a Palestine/Israel trilogy in cooperation with EIKON and the association Cinema Jenin e.V., which includes the following films:
THE HEART OF JENIN
CINEMA JENIN – THE STORY OF A DREAM
AFTER THE SILENCE
These are all three award-winning films that show people – Jews and Palestinians alike – who have tried to break the cycle of hatred and violence.
HEART OF JENIN portrays Ismael Khatib, a Palestinian from Jenin whose son was killed by Israeli soldiers and who, despite his deep grief, donates his son’s organs to Israeli children.
CINEMA JENIN – THE STORY OF A DREAM tells the story of a cinema in Jenin that was closed during the first Intifada and then renovated and reopened in 2011 with the participation of Ismael Khatib. The cinema operated as a movie theater for 5 years before it was then demolished in December 2016 and replaced by a shopping mall.
AFTER SILENCE portrays Yale Armanet, an Israeli who lost her husband in a suicide bombing by a Palestinian from Jenin, yet set out to visit the suicide bomber’s family in Jenin to get answers about what happened.
These three stories are united by the fact that they are all set in Jenin/West Bank, a city that has gained sad notoriety for the fact that 30% of all suicide bombers came from Jenin.
In particular, the film CINEMA JENIN tells how difficult it is to bring peace to the conflict. After the opening of the cinema, many people in Jenin were afraid to visit the cinema because it was seen as a “normalization project” by the Al-Aksa Brigades, the dominant militia in Jenin, and in a small town like Jenin, few people had the courage to be seen as someone who belittles and “normalizes” the occupation.
We think that given the current situation, it is important to tell the background to the conflict that has been simmering for decades, and especially now to bring to the audience three different stories of people who have tried to break the vicious cycle of violence and counter-violence, to give the world and its leaders the courage to do the same.
More Information: https://www.marcus-vetter.com/palestine-trilogy/
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