Five Broken Cameras (2011)
War • Documentary • 1ч 30м
Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements.
TMDB rating:
7.5
(101)
Cast
Emad Burnat
Himself (Narrator)
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Soraya Burnat
Herself (Emad's wife)
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Gibreel Burnat
Himself (Emad's 4th son)
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Mohammed Burnat
Himself (Emad's 1st son)
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Yasin Burnat
Himself (Emad's 2nd son)
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Taki-Ydin Burnat
Himself (Emad's 3rd son)
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Muhammad Burnat
Himself (Emad's Father)
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Intisar Burnat
Herself (Emad's mother)
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Bassem Abu-Rahma "Phil"
Himself (Emad's friend)
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Adeeb Abu-Rahma
Himself (Emad's friend)
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Ashraf Abu-Rahma "Daba"
Himself (Emad's friend)
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Eyad Burnat
Himself (Emad's brother)
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Riyad Burnat
Himself (Emad's brother)
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Khaled Burnat
Himself (Emad's brother)
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Jafar Burnat
Himself (Emad's brother)
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Yisrael Puterman
Himself (Emad's friend)
Crew
Guy Davidi
Director
Emad Burnat
Director
Emad Burnat
Writer
Guy Davidi
Writer
Emad Burnat
Producer
Guy Davidi
Producer
Christine Camdessus
Producer
Serge Gordey
Producer
Emad Burnat
Cinematography
Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot
Editor
Guy Davidi
Editor
Laurence Favreau
Head of Production
Virginie Sarazin
Production Manager
Sophie Vermersch
Post-Production Manager
Amélie Canini
Sound Designer
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