In the Land of Pomegranates

Name: In the Land of Pomegranates
Genre: Documentary
Released: January 5, 2018
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 56

2018

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First Run Features | Release Date: January 5, 2018 | Not Rated

Summary: In the Land of Pomegranates focuses on a group of young people who were born into a violent and insidious ongoing war. They are young Palestinians and Israelis invited to Cyprus to join a retreat called 'Vacation From War' where they live under the same roof and face each other every day. In highly charged encounters they confront theIn the Land of Pomegranates focuses on a group of young people who were born into a violent and insidious ongoing war. They are young Palestinians and Israelis invited to Cyprus to join a retreat called 'Vacation From War' where they live under the same roof and face each other every day. In highly charged encounters they confront the entrenched myths and grievances that each side has for the other. Woven into this intense footage are the stories of other embattled lives in the Occupied Territories and Israel: a mother and four children living in the shadow of Gaza's border wall; an imprisoned Palestinian and the subsequent path he's taken; a traumatized Israeli survivor of a suicide bombing; and a daring Palestinian mother whose son's life is saved by an Israeli doctor. They are all caught in the duality of the pomegranate: will they embrace rebirth and each other's humanity, or will they pull the pin on the grenade?… Expand

Director: Hava Kohav Beller

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 120 min

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RogerEbert.com Godfrey Cheshire

Jan 5, 2018

It’s interesting to witness the encounter and hear the thoughts of young people from such a bitterly divided land. Read full review

Ken Jaworowski

Jan 4, 2018

A tough and cleareyed look at how things are, rather than how we want them to be. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Jan 5, 2018

By the end of this meandering yet fascinating documentary, viewers are left with the impression that such attempts to bridge gaps and heal wounds, however well-intentioned, will have, at best, extremely limited success. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Mar 15, 2018

At its most hopeful, the film traces a story of medical diplomacy, involving a young Gaza boy's life-saving surgery by an Israeli doctor. At its most searing, it illuminates the seeds of hatred and the depths of suffering and mistrust. Read full review

Daphne Howland

Jan 4, 2018

The film is a jumble, with no sense of meaningful interaction. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jan 4, 2018

[Beller's] deep-rooted empathy and compassion is plainly evident in her latest effort, but it's not enough to compensate for the tedium engendered by the meandering debates whose impact ultimately adds up to very little. Read full review

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