Five Broken Cameras (2011)
Directed by Guy Davidi, Emad Burnat · 90 min · War, Documentary
33.7 TOPICAL score · #3,212 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 (2011, directed by Guy Davidi and Emad Burnat) has a TOPICAL score of 33.7 - ranked 3,212 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (104 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 20 languages.
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (104 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 20 languages
- Still read2,310 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Gibreel Burnat, Mohammed Burnat