Clermont-Ferrand
Checkpoint
Directed by Ruben Amar · Starring Abdallah El Akal, Hussein Yassin Mahajne, Zaki Hinnawi, Vitali Friedland · 2011
A young boy in the Gaza Strip goes with his father on monthly trips to the ruins of a destroyed village. He does not understand the ritual but feels he must help.
A quiet, moving look at inherited memory and loss, seen through a child's eyes, that played at major festivals.
A short Film written by Lola Bessis & Ruben Amar, directed by Ruben Amar
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