5 Broken Cameras

Director
Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
Producer
Serge Gordey, Christine Camdessus, Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
Year
2011
Spoken
Arabic
Hebrew
Subtitle
English
Country
France
Israel
Netherlands
Palestine
Length
94 min
Format
DVD
Off
Description

When his fourth son, Gibreel, is born, Emad, a Palestinian villager, gets his first camera. In his village, Bil'in, a separation barrier is being built and the villagers start to resist this decision. For more than five years, Emad films the struggle, which is led by two of his best friends, alongside filming how Gibreel grows. Very soon it affects his family and his own life. Daily arrests and night raids scare his family; his friends, brothers and himself are either shot or arrested. One Camera after another is shot at or smashed, each camera tells a part of his story.