Five Broken Cameras
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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.
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Cast
16 people
Emad Burnat
Himself (Narrator)
Soraya Burnat
Herself (Emad's wife)
Gibreel Burnat
Himself (Emad's 4th son)
Mohammed Burnat
Himself (Emad's 1st son)
Yasin Burnat
Himself (Emad's 2nd son)
Taki-Ydin Burnat
Himself (Emad's 3rd son)
Muhammad Burnat
Himself (Emad's Father)
Intisar Burnat
Herself (Emad's mother)
Bassem Abu-Rahma "Phil"
Himself (Emad's friend)
Adeeb Abu-Rahma
Himself (Emad's friend)
Ashraf Abu-Rahma "Daba"
Himself (Emad's friend)
Eyad Burnat
Himself (Emad's brother)
Emad Burnat Director · Guy Davidi Director Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot Editor
Worldwide gross $109K · United States release October 19, 2012 · Produced in France, Netherlands, Israel, Palestinian Territories
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$108,541
Production
Guy DVD Films
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Alegria Productions
Production
Burnat Films
Production
CNC
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France · Netherlands · Israel · Palestinian Territories
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Hebrew · Spanish
Release dates
Netherlands · November 23, 2011
Theatrical
United States · October 19, 2012
Theatrical
Czechia
March 12, 2012 · Premiere · One World Film Festival
France
February 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 16, 2012 · Physical · DVD
November 14, 2012 · TV · Nederland 2
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