Five Broken Cameras (2011)
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Subtitles for: Five Broken Cameras (2011)
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.
| Rate | ★ 7.5/10 (100 votes) |
| Genre | War Documentary |
| Duration | 1h 30m |
| Country | France, Netherlands, Israel, Palestinian Territory |
| Release | 23 Nov 2011 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi |
| Keywords | palestinian-israeli conflict palestine peace separation fence non violent nakba (catastrophe) palestine history |
| IMDb | tt2125423 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
Cast
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Emad Burnat
Himself (Narrator)
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Soraya Burnat
Herself (Emad's wife)
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Gibreel Burnat
Himself (Emad's 4th son)
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Mohammed Burnat
Himself (Emad's 1st son)
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Yasin Burnat
Himself (Emad's 2nd son)
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Taki-Ydin Burnat
Himself (Emad's 3rd son)
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Muhammad Burnat
Himself (Emad's Father)
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Intisar Burnat
Herself (Emad's mother)
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Bassem Abu-Rahma "Phil"
Himself (Emad's friend)
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Adeeb Abu-Rahma
Himself (Emad's friend)
