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WHERE OLIVE TREES WEEP

Maurizio Benazzo & Zaya Benazzo | 2024 | 120 MINS
US/Palestine
US/Palestine

A window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. Through evocative, breathtaking, ancient landscapes, we travel to the occupied West Bank, the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea.

In Detail

Following internationally recognized activist Ahed Tamimi, journalist and therapist Ashira Prem Rachana and others, the film explores themes of loss, trauma and the quest for justice.

It recounts their experiences of imprisonment, confiscation of ancestral lands, attacks by settlers and the military, denial of water rights and cruel humiliation, as well as their attempts to heal themselves and their community, placing these stories in their historical and socio-political context. We follow Dr. Gabor Maté as he offers his insights into intergenerational trauma and provides support to a group of women seeking understanding and healing. Ultimately, the film celebrates the unwavering strength and resilience of the Palestinian people in their fight for freedom.

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