1994
203' – Video – Color – France, Germany
Give Peace a Chance
On May 4, 1994, in Cairo, Arafat and Rabin signed a peace agreement. For four months, Amos Gitai followed the events leading up to the event and chronicled public reactions on both sides. This television film consists of four parts.
Part 1: In the Land of Oranges (Au Pays des oranges – Conflit et réconciliation) (85’)
From Tel Aviv to Gaza and then Jericho: the cultivation of oranges, the symbol par excellence of the Israeli and Palestinian agricultural production and exports. The reflections of the residents and workers on each side of what will become a mutual border.
Part 2: Political Route (Parcours politiques – Le tuyau) (61’)
The path of political ideas, from Cairo to Jerusalem via Washington. The memories, fear and hopes of the chief participants in the peace process: Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Nabil Sha’at, Yitzhak Shamir, Bill Clinton.
Part 3: Writers Speak (Paroles d’écrivains – Culture de l’Est méditerranéen) (41’)
With Emile Habibi, Amos Oz, A.B. Yehushua, Nathan Zach
An intellectual journey: Arab and Jewish authors discuss the utopian aspects of their work and present their views on how the situation in the Middle East could improve.
Part 4: Theatre for Life (Théâtre pour la vie – Donnons une chance à la paix) (26’)
Juliano Mer-Khamis, resident in Haifa, runs a small theatre company for children in the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees on the West Bank. When a border guard asks, “Are you a Jew or an Arab?” Juliano replies, “Well, it’s complex.” His mother is an Israeli, his father an Arab. A Palestinian actor living in East Jerusalem travels to the west side of the city to work with actresses.
FESTIVAL
• Biennale di Venezia/Mostra d’arte cinematografica 1994 – Opening
CREDITS
Cinematography Ofer Yanov, Itamar Hadar
Editing Oren Medics
Sound Amos Zipori, Shai Goldman
Music Simon Stockhausen
Production Agav Films, CNC, Arte (France)
Line Producers Laurent Truchot, Shuki Friedman
On May 4, 1994, in Cairo, Arafat and Rabin signed a peace agreement. For four months, Amos Gitai followed the events leading up to the event and chronicled public reactions on both sides. This television film consists of four parts.
Part 1: In the Land of Oranges (85’)
From Tel Aviv to Gaza and then Jericho: the cultivation of oranges, the symbol par excellence of the Israeli and Palestinian agricultural production and exports. The reflections of the residents and workers on each side of what will become a mutual border.
Part 2: Political Route (61’)
The path of political ideas, from Cairo to Jerusalem via Washington. The memories, fear and hopes of the chief participants in the peace process: Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Nabil Sha’at, Yitzhak Shamir, Bill Clinton.
Part 3: Writers Speak (41’)
With Emile Habibi, Amos Oz, A.B. Yehushua, Nathan Zach
An intellectual journey: Arab and Jewish authors discuss the utopian aspects of their work and present their views on how the situation in the Middle East could improve.
Part 4: Theatre for Life – Give Peace a Chance (26’)
Juliano Mer-Khamis, resident in Haifa, runs a small theatre company for children in the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees on the West Bank. When a border guard asks, “Are you a Jew or an Arab?” Juliano replies, “Well, it’s complex.” His mother is an Israeli, his father an Arab. A Palestinian actor living in East Jerusalem travels to the west side of the city to work with actresses.
FESTIVAL
• Biennale di Venezia/Mostra d’arte cinematografica 1994 – Opening
CREDITS
Cinematography Ofer Yanov, Itamar Hadar
Editing Oren Medics
Sound Amos Zipori, Shai Goldman
Music Simon Stockhausen
Production Agav Films, CNC, Arte (France)
Line Producers Laurent Truchot, Shuki Friedman
SALES / DISTRIBUTION
AGAV FILMS
6, cour Berard. 75004 Paris – France
+33 (0)1 42 40 48 45
agav@amosgitai.com
SALES / DISTRIBUTION
AGAV FILMS
6, cour Berard. 75004 Paris – France
+33 (0)1 42 40 48 45
agav@amosgitai.com