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Article: Hot doc Wall enthrals.(Movie Review)
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- May 22, 2005
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Wall (Mur), Director Simone Bitton, 2004, France/Israel. Language: Hebrew/Arabic (English Subtitles), 100 mins.
Note: The Wall was recently screened in Toronto at this year's Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, which showcases more than 100 films and attracts more than 1,600 directors, editors and producers from around the world. It was a part of the festival's "Spotlight on Israel." Release dates in Canada and the U.S. have yet to be announced.
Dubbed "a poetic reflection of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," the Wall is an ascetic examination of Israel's controversial security fence, which runs for miles in the Middle Eastern region. ...