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The Ruins of Lifta

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

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 10/27/2016
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. Go to Full Review Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter 09/23/2016
A thoughtful lesson in history - and listening. Go to Full Review Ella Taylor NPR 09/22/2016
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. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 09/24/2016
7.65/10
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. Go to Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Film-Forward.com 09/23/2016
6/10
Though sometimes infuriatingly nave and myopic, documentary finally succeeds by opening up some space for honest dialogue. Go to Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews 09/23/2016
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Menachem Daum

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Oren Rudavsky

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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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