• 2012
  • 1h 35m
Cinema Jenin: The Story of a Dream

Summary A Fellini-Esq documentary that takes place in the West Bank city of Jenin and follows a local initiative to re-open the old and only cinema in the city. Cinema Jenin, founded in the 1960s, was once the largest cinema in the Palestinian territories. Today it stands as a hollow echo of its society. It is crumbling and seems just about to collapse; taking all the old stories it once contained crashing down with it. And yet, there are still hints of its glamor days for anyone to see. An extraordinary group of Palestinians hope to restore glory to the city and perhaps to themselves, embarking on an almost impossible mission to re-open the cinema. View more details

  • 2012
  • 1h 35m

Cinema Jenin: The Story of a Dream

Directed : Marcus Vetter

Written : Marcus Vetter

Stars : Marcus Vetter Ismael Khatib Fakhri Hamad Siham Al-Barghouthi

All cast & crew

7.2

Details

Genres : Drama Documentary

Release date : Jun 27, 2012

Countries of origin : Germany Israel Occupied Palestinian Territory

Official sites : Official site

Language : Arabic Hebrew

Filming locations : Jenin, Palestine

Production companies : Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) ARTE BoomtownMedia GmbH & Co.

Summary A Fellini-Esq documentary that takes place in the West Bank city of Jenin and follows a local initiative to re-open the old and only cinema in the city. Cinema Jenin, founded in the 1960s, was once the largest cinema in the Palestinian territories. Today it stands as a hollow echo of its society. It is crumbling and seems just about to collapse; taking all the old stories it once contained crashing down with it. And yet, there are still hints of its glamor days for anyone to see. An extraordinary group of Palestinians hope to restore glory to the city and perhaps to themselves, embarking on an almost impossible mission to re-open the cinema. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Documentary

Release date : Jun 27, 2012

Countries of origin : Germany Israel Occupied Palestinian Territory

Official sites : Official site

Language : Arabic Hebrew

Filming locations : Jenin, Palestine

Production companies : Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) ARTE BoomtownMedia GmbH & Co.

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Cinema Jenin: The Story of a Dream (2011)

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