Tears of Gaza (Gazas Tarer)
World Panorama
Vibeke Lokkeberg / Feature Documentary / Norway, Palestine / 2010 / 82 min / Color / 35 mm
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Documentary, Middle Eastern, Politics, War
Qatar Premiere
Synopsis
"Tears of Gaza" is a powerful and emotionally devastating record of the impact of the 2008 - 2009 bombing of Gaza by the Israeli military, as caught by Palestinian cameramen. Directed by Vibeke Lokkeberg, it focuses on the horrific impact of the attacks on civilians, mostly women and children. Coping with everyday life after a traumatic experience, many survivors of the attacks live in makeshift tents or in the rubble of their former homes, without walls or roofs. They scrape by without money, food, water or electricity. Many have lost close family members, while others struggle to raise their seriously injured children. The movie has been referred to by The Hollywood Reporter as "perhaps the ultimate anti-war film," and indeed will leave viewers disturbed and angry.
About the Directors
Vibeke Lokkeberg
Born in Norway, Lokkeberg is an actor, director, screenwriter and author who directed several features, including "The Revelation," "Betrayal," and "Hud," the latter screening in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, "Tears of Gaza" is Lokkeberg's ninth film.
Credits
- Director
- Vibeke Lokkeberg
- Screenwriter
- Vibeke Lokkeberg
- Producer
- Terje Kristiansen
- Editor
- Svein Olav Sandem, Terje Kristiansen
- Director of Photography
- Yosuf Abu Shreah, Saed Al Sabaa, Marie Kristiansen
- Executive Producer
- Terje Kristiansen
- Composer
- Lisa Gerrard, Marcello De Francisci
- Music
- Lisa Gerrard, Marcello De Francisci
- Cinematographer
- Yosuf Abu Shreah, Saed Al Sabaa, Marie Kristiansen
- Cast
- Amira Fat-hi Dawood El Eren, Rasmia Al-Sultan, Yahya Subh