The Ruins of Lifta

Name: The Ruins of Lifta
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Documentary
Released: September 23, 2016
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 71

2016

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First Run Features | Release Date: September 23, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Lifta is the only Arab village abandoned in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that has not been completely destroyed or repopulated by Jews. Its ruins are now threatened by an Israeli development plan that would convert it into an upscale Jewish neighborhood. Discovering that his parents’ Holocaust experiences may have distorted his views of theLifta is the only Arab village abandoned in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that has not been completely destroyed or repopulated by Jews. Its ruins are now threatened by an Israeli development plan that would convert it into an upscale Jewish neighborhood. Discovering that his parents’ Holocaust experiences may have distorted his views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Menachem–the filmmaker and an Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn–sets out to establish a personal relationship with a Palestinian. He meets Yacoub, who was expelled from Lifta and now leads the struggle to save the haunting ruins of his village from Israeli plans to build luxury villas on the site. Learning that Lifta was once a place where Jews and Arabs got along, Menachem join’s Yacoub’s campaign in the hopes that Lifta can serve as a place of reflection and reconciliation.… Expand

Director: Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 77 min

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Diana Clarke

Sep 22, 2016

Grounded in the art of listening, The Ruins of Lifta builds a powerful, personal, political conversation between Palestinians and Israelis looking to live differently. Read full review

Daniel M. Gold

Sep 22, 2016

An achingly poignant documentary. Read full review

Robert Abele

Oct 27, 2016

Daum acts as a thoughtful onscreen guide to what the picturesque hillsides and its stone remains represent. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Sep 22, 2016

Directors Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky may not solve Israeli-Palestinian animosities, but they find illuminating angles of exploration for one of the world’s most intractable conflicts. Read full review

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