Lea Tsemel defends Palestinians: from feminists to fundamentalists, from nonviolent demonstrators to armed militants. As a Jewish-Israeli lawyer who has represented political prisoners for five decades, Tsemel, in her tireless quest for justice, pushes the praxis of a human rights defender to its limits. As far as most Israelis are concerned, she defends the indefensible. As far as Palestinians are concerned, she's more than an attorney, she’s an ally.
Credits
Director
Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaiche
Production
Rachel Leah Jones for Home Made Docs, Philippe Bellaiche for Home Made Docs, Rachel Leah Jones for Home Made Docs, Philippe Bellaiche for Home Made Docs, PAUL CADIEUX for FilmOption, Joelle Bertossa for Close Up Films
Co-production
Paul Cadieux for Megafun, Joelle Bertossa for Close Up Films
Contact
World Sales
Philippa Kowarsky for Cinephil
Festival Handling
Shoshi Korman for Cinephil
More information
Available versions
108, 90, DCP, color
Spoken languages
Hebrew
Arabic
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