5 Broken Cameras (2011)
Rating: 7.5/10
Duration: 90 min
Genres: Crime, Drama, Documentary, War,
Director(s): Guy Davidi, Emad Burnat,
Description:
Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements.
Cast
- Emad Burnat as Himself (Narrator)
- Soraya Burnat as Herself (Emad's wife)
- Gibreel Burnat as Himself (Emad's 4th son)
- Mohammed Burnat as Himself (Emad's 1st son)
- Yasin Burnat as Himself (Emad's 2nd son)
- Taki-Ydin Burnat as Himself (Emad's 3rd son)
- Muhammad Burnat as Himself (Emad's Father)
- Intisar Burnat as Herself (Emad's mother)
- Bassem Abu-Rahma "Phil" as Himself (Emad's friend)
- Adeeb Abu-Rahma as Himself (Emad's friend)
- Ashraf Abu-Rahma "Daba" as Himself (Emad's friend)
- Eyad Burnat as Himself (Emad's brother)
- Riyad Burnat as Himself (Emad's brother)
- Khaled Burnat as Himself (Emad's brother)
- Jafar Burnat as Himself (Emad's brother)