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Close, Closed, Closure

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Filmmaker Ram Loevy visits the Gaza Strip as the Jews and Palestinians live uneasily together on a small piece of land, and customs security points often become centers of tension. The cameras witness the aftermath when the son of the Sultan family loses his legs because of the stubbornness of Israeli border guards. Meanwhile, Loevy witnesses dissent among Israelis as he speaks with both secular leftists and their religious-minded Jewish counterparts.

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Dave Kehr New York Times 01/16/2003
3/5
The freer and more sophisticated approach of Divine Intervention makes these traditional-minded documentaries look somewhat stodgy and old-fashioned by comparison, but both have a value as reportage. Go to Full Review Maitland McDonagh Film Journal International 02/01/2003
Give[s] human voices to what are usually presented as abstract issues. Go to Full Review Harvey S. Karten Compuserve 01/03/2003
3/4
An important look at the hell-hole known as Gaza and how the political situation makes the lives of its inhabitants even worse. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Ram Loevy

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Esther Hoffenberg

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Synopsis Filmmaker Ram Loevy visits the Gaza Strip as the Jews and Palestinians live uneasily together on a small piece of land, and customs security points often become centers of tension. The cameras witness the aftermath when the son of the Sultan family loses his legs because of the stubbornness of Israeli border guards. Meanwhile, Loevy witnesses dissent among Israelis as he speaks with both secular leftists and their religious-minded Jewish counterparts.
Director
Ram Loevy
Screenwriter
Ram Loevy
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
53m