2004
84 Mins
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English
Arna’s Children
How the Children of a Palestinian Theater Group Got Involved in the Intifada
Synopsis
This personal narrative tells the story of a children's theatre group on the West Bank that was established by Arna Mer Khamis, who grew up in a Zionist family and later married a Palestinian Arab. Directed by Arna's son Juliano, Arna's Children shifts back and forth in time to show the children in rehearsal from 1989 to 1996, and then revisits them later to discover the tragic fates that awaited three of them. Devastating and shocking, the film reveals the tragedy and horror of lives trapped by the circumstances of the Israeli occupation.
Release Date:2004
Duration:84 Mins
Subtitles:English
Trailers
Film Festivals
Official Selection
2003 International Documentary Festival
2003 International Documentary Festival
Awards
Best Documentary Feature • Tribeca Film Festival
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Praise
"A must-see documentary. Sure to spark controversy for its straightforward presentation of the Palestinian struggle, [Arna's Children] limns a devastating group portrait of the legacy of occupation."
- Variety
"The documentary takes no sides, but its bleak message is all too clear."
- V.A. Musetto
New York Post
New York Post
"What begins as a routine documentary about a children's theater group in a Palestinian refugee camp soon turns into a haunting chronicle on the tragic toll of war."
- Robert Dominguez
New York Daily News
New York Daily News