A Plate of Sardines –or The First Time I Heard of Israel (Tabaq el-Sardin), by Omar Amiralay (Syria/France, 1997, 17 min, Color, DigiBeta PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

 
Synopsis:

«The first time I heard of Israel, I was in Beirut, the conversation was about a plate of sardines. I was six years old, Israel was two.» In the company of filmmaker Mohammad Malas, Omar Amiralay revisits the ruins of the destroyed village of Quneytra. The film has been subtitled in English especially for this program.


Credits:
Conception: Omar Amiralay
Directed by Omar Amiralay
Cinematography: Etienne de Grammont
Sound: Emile Sa‘adeh
Editing: Dominique Pâris
Production: La Sept/ARTE and Grains de Sable

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