Five Broken Cameras

Five Broken Cameras (2011)

Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements.

Date of release
2011-11-23
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (104)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
War, Documentary
Director
Guy Davidi, Emad Burnat

Casting

  • Emad Burnat — Himself (Narrator)
  • Soraya Burnat — Herself (Emad's wife)
  • Gibreel Burnat — Himself (Emad's 4th son)
  • Mohammed Burnat — Himself (Emad's 1st son)
  • Yasin Burnat — Himself (Emad's 2nd son)
  • Taki-Ydin Burnat — Himself (Emad's 3rd son)
  • Muhammad Burnat — Himself (Emad's Father)
  • Intisar Burnat — Herself (Emad's mother)
  • Bassem Abu-Rahma "Phil" — Himself (Emad's friend)
  • Adeeb Abu-Rahma — Himself (Emad's friend)
  • Ashraf Abu-Rahma "Daba" — Himself (Emad's friend)
  • Eyad Burnat — Himself (Emad's brother)

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