Review of Five Broken Cameras (2011) by Patrick M — 29 May 2013

...a fascinating and very real insight into life in a poor Palestinian village as it tries valiantly and desperately to protect their precious lands from the relentless approach of Israeli settlers. Armed with only stones and their voices, the Palestinians confront the soldiers who bombard them with teargas and bullets, risking their lives in order to retrieve what is precious to them.

The protests are as much moral as much as political, as the small village of Bil'in, situated on the West Bank, is threatened to be over run and swallowed up by the Israeli advance. Emad Burnat is a father of four sons, without job or income, uses his cameras to capture the conflict.

His youngest son, Gibreel, was born as the troubles surfaced, and the film displays how a young boy can be exposed to violence and conflict. Not a happy film, but a gritty, true and honest film ~ Excellent.

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