Advocate

Advocate (2019)

לאה צמל, עורכת דין

Lea Tsemel, a Jewish-Israeli lawyer, defends Palestinians: from feminists to fundamentalists, from nonviolent demonstrators to armed militants. As far as most Israelis are concerned, she defends the indefensible. As far as Palestinians are concerned, she’s more than an attorney, she’s an ally. «Advocate» follows Tsemel in real time, including the trial of a 13-year-old boy — her youngest client to date.

Date of release
2019-01-27
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaiche

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: DocAviv Film Festival

Advocate is a 2019 Israeli documentary film, directed by Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaïche. The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Festival, and went on to win top prizes at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Kraków Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and Docaviv Festival. Advocate won the Emmy for Best Documentary in the 42nd News and Documentary Emmy Awards.

Production

Advocate was produced by the Israeli Home Made Docs, by the Canadian outfit Film Option, and by Swiss groups Close Up Films, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse and SRG SSR.

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