Product Description
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements.
Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, the footage was later turned into a galvanizing cinematic experience by co-directors Guy Davidi and Burnat.
Structured around the violent destruction of a succession of Burnat's video cameras, the filmmakers' collaboration follows one family's evolution over five years of village turmoil. Burnat watches from behind the lens as olive trees are bulldozed, protests intensify, and lives are lost. "I feel like the camera protects me," he says, "but it's an illusion."
Special Features:
Keywords: A Short Film by Guy Davidi
Interviews with Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
Trailer
About Greenhouse
Review
A rigorous and moving work of art. --A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Uniquely powerful, putting faces and human consequences to a political dispute that will seemingly never end. --The Hollywood Reporter
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Director : Guy Davidi, Emad Burnat
- Media Format : NTSC, Anamorphic, Multiple Formats, Dubbed, Surround Sound, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, Dolby
- Run time : 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Release date : January 15, 2013
- Dubbed: : Arabic
- Subtitles: : English
- Producers : Emad Burnat, Christine Camdessus, Guy Davidi, Serge Gordey
- Studio : Kino Lorber films
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
