Advocate

Advocate

108 mins | Documentary | Jan. 27, 2019

Lea Tsemel, a Jewish-Israeli lawyer, defends Palestinians: from feminists to fundamentalists, from nonviolent demonstrators to armed militants. As far as most Israelis are concerned, she defends the indefensible. As far as Palestinians are concerned, she’s more than an attorney, she’s an ally. «Advocate» follows Tsemel in real time, including the trial of a 13-year-old boy — her youngest client to date.

Advocate

108 mins | Documentary | Jan. 27, 2019

Advocate
Lea Tsemel, a Jewish-Israeli lawyer, defends Palestinians: from feminists to fundamentalists, from nonviolent demonstrators to armed militants. As far as most Israelis are concerned, she defends the indefensible. As far as Palestinians are concerned, she’s more than an attorney, she’s an ally. «Advocate» follows Tsemel in real time, including the trial of a 13-year-old boy — her youngest client to date.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Südwestrundfunk, Cinephil, SVT, RTS, BBC Storyville, Close Up Films, Filmoption International, The Bertha Foundation, Home Made Docs
Original title לאה צמל, עורכת דין
Directors Philippe Bellaiche, Rachel Leah Jones
Writers Erez Laufer, Rachel Leah Jones

Cast

Lea Tsemel

as Herself