IDFA 1991
Children of Fire
Mai Masri
1990
50 min
n.a.
Children of fire is a personal view into the lives of the children of the Palestinian uprising.
After 14 years, Mai Masrie, a Palestinian filmmaker, returns to Nablus, her hometown under occupation. Her uncle's neighbour has just been shot dead by Israeli soldiers and the whole town is under curfew.
At age five, Fadi is already throwing stones. His whole world is shaped by what he sees around him: soldiers, stones, burning tyres and early death.
To Hana, eleven, the Intifada is more than stones. It is a whole new way of life: "The Intifada has made people more aware and brought us closer to each other. It has taught us to depend on ourselves.
The Palestinian uprising has now entered its fourth year. The psychological impact of the prolonged curfews, house demolitions, raids in the middle of the night, expulsion of entire families and repeated closure of schools has been tremendous on the children.
The intimate portraits in children of fire examine this reality through the eyes of the children themselves.
After 14 years, Mai Masrie, a Palestinian filmmaker, returns to Nablus, her hometown under occupation. Her uncle's neighbour has just been shot dead by Israeli soldiers and the whole town is under curfew.
At age five, Fadi is already throwing stones. His whole world is shaped by what he sees around him: soldiers, stones, burning tyres and early death.
To Hana, eleven, the Intifada is more than stones. It is a whole new way of life: "The Intifada has made people more aware and brought us closer to each other. It has taught us to depend on ourselves.
The Palestinian uprising has now entered its fourth year. The psychological impact of the prolonged curfews, house demolitions, raids in the middle of the night, expulsion of entire families and repeated closure of schools has been tremendous on the children.
The intimate portraits in children of fire examine this reality through the eyes of the children themselves.
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