Gaza Ghetto

Synopsis

Gaza Ghetto: Portrait of a Family, 1948 – 1984 is a documentary film about the life of a Palestinian family living in the Jabalia refugee camp. The film, created by Joan Mandell, Pea Holmquist, and Pierre Bjorklund in 1984 is believed to be the first documentary ever made in Gaza. The film features Ariel Sharon, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and soldiers on patrol "candidly discuss[ing] their responsibilities." The film follows a refugee family from the Gaza Strip who visit the site of their former village, now a Jewish town in Israel. As the grandfather and great-grandfather point out an orchard and sycamore fig that belonged to Muhammed Ayyub and Uncle Khalil, an Israeli resident appears and tells them to leave, claiming they need a permit to be there. The mother tells him that, "We work in Jaffa and Tel Aviv and that's not forbidden," to which he replies, "Here it's forbidden."

Main Cast

Binyamin Ben Eliezer

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Yitzhak Rabin

Himself

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Reuven Rozenblat

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ariel Sharon

Himself

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Per-Åke Holmquist Joan Mandell Pierre Björklund
Crew	Script	Per-Åke Holmquist Mary Khass Ur Schlonsky
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