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The 1957 Transcripts

The 1957 Transcripts

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

May 24, 2024

Runtime

1h 12m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

דגל שחור

Production Companies

Trabelsi Productions, Mifal HaPais

Director

Ayelet Heller

Description

The film delves into an almost forgotten event that took place in Kfar Qasim in October 1956, when 47 innocent civilians were shot and killed by Israeli Border Police soldiers. Through a gripping narrative structure, like a suspenseful legal drama, the film unfolds the historical, political, and psychological reality that shaped and triggered the event. A cinematic montage created by the intertwined plotlines, emphasizes immense gaps, conflicting narratives, and deep divides between Jews and Arabs who are destined to live together on the same land. If we begin to recognize these gaps, will there be hope for reconciliation?