The Ruins of Lifta

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The Ruins of Lifta

2016

1h 17m

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A Holocaust survivor and a Palestinian refugee visit the abandoned Arab village of Lifta in Jerusalem.

Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Watching these sturdy carriers of suffering inevitably argue, your spirits may sink. But you also can't help but notice that the rocky terrain requires them at times to hold on to each other.

Oct 27, 2016

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Sheri Linden

The Hollywood Reporter

A thoughtful lesson in history - and listening.

Sep 23, 2016

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Ella Taylor

NPR

The Ruins of Lifta offers a muscular example of ability of documentaries to make the political intensely personal. More painfully, it's also a case study in the limits of benign intention.

Sep 22, 2016

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Not as powerful as Promises, as shocking as Budrus or as extensive as The Settlers, but but at least it humanizes the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and helps to promote intellectual discussion.

Rated: 7.65/10

Sep 24, 2016

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Nora Lee Mandel

Film-Forward.com

Though sometimes infuriatingly nave and myopic, documentary finally succeeds by opening up some space for honest dialogue.

Rated: 6/10

Sep 23, 2016

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Louis Proyect

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Although in many ways an unrealizable project, Menachem Daum's attempt at reconciliation with Palestinians is a reminder that Jewish ethics is not necessarily a contradiction in terms when it comes to Israel.

Sep 23, 2016

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Synopsis

A Holocaust survivor and a Palestinian refugee visit the abandoned Arab village of Lifta in Jerusalem.

Director: Menachem Daum, Oren Rudavsky
Distributor: First Run Features
Production Co: First Run Features
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 23, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.1K
Runtime: 1h 17m

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