Siflutter
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
Hadrina
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Kinley
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
eladhanoded
An officially Palestinian funded Propaganda fiction movie (funded by: Yaser Abed Rabo and the Palestinian authority.) full of direct lies that where debunked (such as: "thousands got killed" when 54 mostly armed terrorists died during battle.) It was also recognized as such by the UN reports and HRW and Amnesty. So, if you are going to see this intentional edited manipulation as admitted by the director Bakry himself on an interview to "haaretz" newspaper And as he admitted on the Israeli supreme court by agreeing himself to change it from documentary to fiction, later on changed his mind after the other side refused to agree to anything but the total removal of scenes which are containing harsh misleading information. The judges allowed the screening to protect freedom of speech , but as they said, the law doesn't judge if the freedom of speech contain lies or truth.
fragitsa
it was eye-opening to watch this film and to put voices and faces to the Palestinian suffering i always hear about in the news (but you don't if you live on u.s. grounds).now i know.if you'd like to get a glimpse of what's going on on that sad part of the world..watch it. (you can order it from netflix)this film has been accused of being propaganda... I am tired of watching Hollywood propaganda (funded by whom i wonder?) my entire life. it's about time we get to see the other side of the situation. it's only natural that the people whose deeds are brought to light would consider it propaganda. so pay no mind. watch it, do your research and form your own opinion.
ral_ani
This award winning documentary is definitely worth the watch, finally someone has the guts to portray what really goes on behind closed doors.. this movie really exposes Israel's war crimes and consistent policy of ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian people. It's a very sad movie that really makes you realize what's important in your life and how truly bad, the world we live in, is. I recommend this movie to everyone who wants to open their minds and understand where Palestinians are really coming from and why they fight for what they believe in, now how many of us can really say that? Literally?
illiterati
In 2002, April 3rd through 12th, the population OF Jenin, a Palestinian refugee camp and home to some 14 000 people living under strict military curfew, was exposed to a merciless assault by Israeli soldiers, tanks, armored bulldozers, and helicopters. Much of the camp was shot and blown to hell, while an area the size of several football fields in the centre of town was completely leveled, purportedly the gravesite of many hundreds of people. That is the clear aftermath. The exact details of the occupation are still debated, accounts varying from "the Palestinians asked for it" (Israel) to claims of generally bloodthirsty behavior on the part of Israeli soldiers (Palestinians, Red Cross workers, and just about any outsider who's visited the site). "Jenin Jenin" is a documentary lending voice to Jenin's survivors wishing to participate in that debate (which ended up costing it's director his life).Through "Jenin Jenin", you'll take a stroll though the rubble. You'll listen to shattered people give accounts of brutal murder of their kin that are so horrid, you'll have trouble believing them because you cannot wrap your mind around such carnage being perpetrated by mere men. Except that at one point, you'll see footage apparently shot during the occupation -- footage of captives lined up on the ground and run down by an armoured vehicle. You'll see a young girl with a disturbing cold gaze, and come to understand just how deep her hate for Israel already runs. Ten years old at most, she pledges to do all she can to destroy Israeli lives.In the end, you'll either declare it all bulls**t, believe the Israeli claims that whatever happened, the Palestinians asked for it, and I'll call you a flaming moron, or you'll want to do something about it but find you can't, your government won't, and you'll hate the world.
