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| Directed by | Mohammed Bakri |
| Written by | Mohammed Bakri |
| Produced by | Iyad Samudi |
| Edited by | Leandro Pantanella |
| Release date | 2002 |
| Running time | 54 min |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Arabic |
Jenin, Jenin is a 2002 controversial Israeli documentary produced by Mohammed Bakri, a prominent Arab-Israeli actor, in order to portray what Bakri calls "the Palestinian truth" about the "Battle of Jenin".
Film content
The film has no narrator or guide and consists only of straight up interviews with the inhabitants of Jenin. However, the producer includes an interview with himself.
Controversy
After a few screenings, the film was banned by the Israeli Film Ratings Board on the premise that it was libelous and might offend the public; a decision which was overturned by the Supreme Court of Israel. According to Supreme Court Justice Dalia Dorner "The fact that the film includes lies is not enough to justify a ban."
Before the Supreme Court decision was made, Bakri contested the screening of a counter-response documentary "The Road to Jenin", made by Pierre Rehov, and the court rejected his request under the statement that regardless of the claim about the connection between the films, there is no legal basis to deny the screening of the film.
Five IDF reservists also filed a libel lawsuit against Muhammad Bakri and the the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem cinematheques who showed the movie.
The Supreme Court's ruling was stayed on appeal, but in August 2004 the Court, which described the film as a "propagandistic lie", reaffirmed the overturning of the ban, stating that film board does not have "a monopoly over truth".
Awards and nominations
It was awarded Best Film at the Carthage International Film Festival and International Prize for Mediterranean Documentary Filmmaking & Reporting.
Notes
- Jenin, Jenin at Rotten Tomatoes
- Rabble: Free speech shut down at Toronto school
- Israel court lifts Jenin film ban, BBC News, 11 November, 2003.
- Israel's court defeats film ban, BBC News, 31 August, 2004.
- Amazon.com: Jenin, Jenin
- Dubai International Film Festival: Since you Left
- The Film Connection: Jenin, Jenin
External links
- Jenin, Jenin at IMDb
- Jenin, Jenin, distrubutor's site
- Jenin, Jenin at Rotten Tomatoes