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Koudelka Shooting Holy Land

Koudelka Shooting Holy Land

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 5, 2017

Runtime

1h 12m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

64%

Original Title

Koudelka fotografuje Svatou zemi

Production Companies

Nowhere Films, Produkce Radim Procházka

Director

Gilad Baram

Description

Czech Photographer Josef Koudelka grew up behind the Iron Curtain and always wanted to know "what was on the other side". Forty years after capturing the iconic images of the Soviet invasion of Prague in 1968, the legendary Magnum photographer arrives in Israel and Palestine. On first seeing the nine-meter-high wall built by Israel in the West Bank, Koudelka is deeply shaken and embarks on a four-year project in the region which will confront him once again with the harsh reality of violence and conflict. Director Gilad Baram, Koudelka's assistant at the time, follows him on his journey through the Holy Land from one enigmatic and visually spectacular location to another.