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ZAMAN LAL-AKBAR

NEWS TIME
Azza El-Hassan
Palestine 2001
59 min
V'02

At a time of war and conflict, the media portray life in Ramallah in the West Bank to be dominated by death and violence. Azza El-Hassam, a Palestinian filmmaker, finds herself unable to locate a film crew since everybody is occupied in making news. She tries to find normal life that is distant from the war and starts filming a love story blossoming between her landlord and his wife. But when Israeli jets start shelling Ramallah, her subjects flee, and she diverts her attention to the activities of four young boys in her neighbourhood who spend their time practicing how to throw stones. As days pass by, News Time becomes a diary for the filmmaker and the boys.

Credits
  • Azza El-Hassan
  • Saed Andoni
  • Lamees Khoury
  • Nidal Abu-Diab
  • Fadi Rida
  • Naseer Shamma
  • Rabih Abou- Khalil
  • Om Kolthom u.a.
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