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Israel, Stories of Modern Days

Category Art and culture
Duration 52 min
Year 2017
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Synopsis
70 years after the creation of the Jewish State, twelve well-known Israeli writers shine a spotlight on Israel. Bearing their singular take on their country, they relate it from a day to day, insider perspective. This event documentary offers an original and subjective portrait of Israel : literature as a means to comprehend geopolitics.
Directors
William Karel and Blanche Finger
Executive producer
Dominique Tibi
Broadcaster
Arte
Distributor
ZED - cpersyn@zed.fr
Available versions
English
French
Coproduction
Arte
The film, which shows the boiling point of the Israeli literary scene, offers, thanks to the delicacy of the editing, a portrait of Israeli society that is both fascinating and disturbing.
Le Monde

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