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Five Broken Cameras

2011 · 1h 30m · War · Documentary

IMDb
7.9
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
78

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Overview

Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements.

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Cast

Emad Burnat

Emad Burnat

Himself (Narrator)

Soraya Burnat

Herself (Emad's wife)

Gibreel Burnat

Himself (Emad's 4th son)

Mohammed Burnat

Himself (Emad's 1st son)

Yasin Burnat

Himself (Emad's 2nd son)

Taki-Ydin Burnat

Himself (Emad's 3rd son)

Muhammad Burnat

Himself (Emad's Father)

Intisar Burnat

Herself (Emad's mother)

Bassem Abu-Rahma "Phil"

Himself (Emad's friend)

Adeeb Abu-Rahma

Himself (Emad's friend)

Ashraf Abu-Rahma "Daba"

Himself (Emad's friend)

Eyad Burnat

Himself (Emad's brother)

Riyad Burnat

Himself (Emad's brother)

Khaled Burnat

Himself (Emad's brother)

Jafar Burnat

Himself (Emad's brother)

Yisrael Puterman

Himself (Emad's friend)

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Details

Release date
November 23, 2011
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Revenue
$108,541
Genres
War, Documentary

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