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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth o...

Directed By: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi

Written By: Guy Davidi

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 34 m

5 Broken Cameras

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
78
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
7.8
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Summary An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth o...

Directed By: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi

Written By: Guy Davidi

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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7% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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100
Oct 1, 2012
A hugely powerful, moving study of a small village's stand against overwhelming state power. Despite all the suffering and injustice, the final message is one of optimism that feels neither facile nor tacked-on.
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90
May 31, 2012
5 Broken Cameras deserves to be appreciated for the lyrical delicacy of his voice and the precision of his eye. That it is almost possible to look at the film this way - to foresee a time when it might be understood, above all, as a film - may be the only concrete hope Mr. Burnat and Mr. Davidi have to offer.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 14, 2012
The immediacy with which it bears witness to injustice is powerful and affecting, as are the images of joy he captures amid the burning olive trees.
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80
May 29, 2012
The result is uniquely powerful, putting faces and human consequences to a political dispute that seemingly will never end.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 21, 2012
Both a moving first-person essay and an artful exercise in political advocacy, 5 Broken Cameras is about the experience of West Bank protests from the inside.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW
75
May 30, 2012
That intertwining of Burnat's home life and his political one make 5 Broken Cameras an unusual, moving work about a much-explored topic.
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50
May 29, 2012
An undeniably powerful record of the Palestinian village of Bil'in's course of civil disobedience from 2005 to the present...the pic is also shamelessly sentimental and manipulative in its construction.
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
7.8
69% Positive
11 Ratings
19% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
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69% Positive
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19% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Production Company Alegria Productions, Burnat Films, Guy DVD Films
Release Date May 25, 2012
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.kinolorber.com/5brokencameras/
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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