A House in Jerusalem
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Can a house be a metaphor for Arab-Jewish relations in Israel? Amos Gitai returns to the house in West Jerusalem he profiled in 1980. He interviews members of the Jewish families who live there, and he talks with the Arab family who lived in the house until 1948. They are now in East Jerusalem and pay a nearly furtive visit to the street in front of their old house. Gitai also interviews Palestinian laborers at work on renovations and excavating an old tunnel to the Holy Mount. What do people think of each other, what do they think of Israel, what do they think of co-existence? Do the current residents know the house's history?
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Amos Gitai Director
United States release July 10, 2001 · Produced in Israel, France · Languages Arabic, English, French, Hebrew
Production
Agav Films
Production
Israel · France
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Original title
Bait be Yerushalayim
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French · Hebrew
Release dates
Israel · January 1, 1998
United States · July 10, 2001
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
France
April 9, 1998 · Theatrical
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