Promises (2001)
Documentarians Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg traveled to Israel to interview Palestinian and Israeli kids ages 11 to 13, assembling their views on living in a society afflicted with violence, separatism and religious and political extremism. This 2002 Oscar nominee for Best Feature Documentary culminates in an astonishing day in which two Israeli children meet Palestinian youngsters at a refugee camp.
Genre: Documentary
Director: B.Z. Goldberg, Carlos Bolado, Justine Shapiro
Actors: B.Z. Goldberg, Moishe Bar Am, Sanabel Hassan
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