[HCCN] Film BUDRUS, Friday Blue Hill

[Judith Robbins]

Friday, December 2, 7:00 p.m. Blue Hill Library
BUDRUS, Award-winning documentary
Peninsula Peace & Justice Film Series


Excerpted from one film review:

³An eye-opening, heart-wrenching journey across ten months in a small
Palestinian village called Budrus leaves viewers inspired, angered and
cheering. The true story of a tiny town at the edge of the West Bank, Budrus
follows several individuals, each tied to the construction of the Israeli
security barrier through Palestinian territory.

The documentary¹s plot revolves around the town and its inhabitants, shining
light on peace-building, women¹s roles, unity among Palestinian factions and
Israeli presence in the West Bank. In 2010, the film was a winner at eight
international film festivals, including at Tribeca and the Jerusalem
International Film Festival. Since its release, Budrus has received high
praise and continues to show screenings worldwide.

In the film, Budrus, like dozens of other Palestinian towns, rubs
dangerously close to the green line dividing Israel and Palestine, and when
Israel began to build a wall to firm up the division, significant portions
of the partition stray from the green line and onto Palestinian land. The
wall was planned to encircle Budrus and cut it off from 3,000 olive trees by
which many of the 1,500 Budrus residents make their living, and which are
dearly associated with their history and traditions. Many of the olive trees
were given the names of the town¹s mothers...²


Read the full review here:
http://www.newstudentunion.com/2011/10/24/film-review-budrus/

See the movie trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hqYR7OkqL4

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