Life Sentences
General Information
- Original Title
- Mishpatei Hahaim
- Author/Creator
- Kedar, Nurit, director.
- Language
- Hebrew, Arabic.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Israel, 2013.
- Physical Description
- Blu-Ray (96 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00005658
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- This stunningly complex Arab-Jewish family history is introduced by Nimer Ahmed, the son of Fauzi al Nimer, an Arab from Acca, and a Jewish woman from Nahariya. Having married in the 1960s, the couple lived in quiet harmony with their two children until there came a shocking discovery that Fauzi was responsible for 22 terrorist attacks in Israel. After the father is caught and sentenced for life, the mother decides to leave the country and settle in Canada, where no one suspects the real identity of the children. When the children grow up, the two will take opposite roads: Nimer will fall in love and marry a Muslim cousin from Acca while his sister will return to Israel to become an ultra-orthodox Jew. For Nimer, the pained search for sense coincides with his participation in this film and a final extreme encounter with his father, who has been deported to Gaza. Reflecting on the past and his own history, Nimer-Mommy-Shlomo-Solomon-Ahmed-Pinto introduces the viewers to the many worlds he lived in while refusing the role of collateral victim of a conflict he could be the symbol for.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- Life Sentences
- Note
- Film also on HDD Verzio11/12 located: M22 R17 S2 R4
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blu-Ray Disc | OSA Film Library | FL Record 3902 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 3902 (HU_OSA_00005658.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |