Five Broken Cameras

Five Broken Cameras

90 mins | Documentary, War | Nov. 23, 2011

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.

Five Broken Cameras

90 mins | Documentary, War | Nov. 23, 2011

Five Broken Cameras
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Guy DVD Films, Alegria Productions, Burnat Films
Original title Five Broken Cameras
Directors Guy Davidi, Emad Burnat
Writers

Cast

Emad Burnat

as Emad Burnat

Mohammed Burnat

as Mohammed Burnat

Soraya Burnat

as Soraya Burnat