Budrus

Name: Budrus
Director: Julia Bacha
Released: 2010

Julia Bacha 2010

Ayed Morrar, an unlikely community organizer, unites Palestinians from all political factions and Israelis to save his village from destruction by Israel’s Separation Barrier. Victory seems improbable until his 15-year-old daughter, Iltezam, launches a women’s contingent that quickly moves to the front lines. Struggling side by side, father and daughter unleash an inspiring, yet little-known, movement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories that is still gaining ground today. In an action-filled documentary chronicling this movement from its infancy, Budrus shines a light on people who choose nonviolence to confront a threat.

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Running Time:

82 min.

Spoken Languages:

English, Hebrew

Directors:

Julia Bacha

Producers:

A Just Vision Film

Israeli-Palestinian Co..

Middle Eastern Studies

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The Boston Globe

"This film will single-handedly change how many people view the conflict. IT'S THAT GOOD, AND THAT IMPORTANT."
Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan

"[BUDRUS] GIVES AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF HOPE...It's a story which will have an impact and can help bring [about] change."
The Herald Sun

"A POIGNANT CHRONICLE...This inspiring documentary stresses peaceful resistance as the best means of conflict resolution."
The Nation

"BUDRUS CHRONICLES A SMALL VICTORY in a much larger and uncertain battle, but with so much hopelessness in the region, it's worth highlighting and, hopefully, emulating."
New York Magazine

"A MOVING SLIVER OF HOPE that nonviolent resistance may yet blossom out of violence."
The New York Times

"This year's MUST SEE DOCUMENTARY"
The Economist

"COMPELLING"
Financial Times

"[4 STARS]"

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