5 Broken Cameras
- Director: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
- Theatrical Release Date: Fri Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 2012
- Distributor: Kino Lorber
- Festivals: Sundance Film Festival
- Awards: 2013 Academy Awards Best Documentary Feature
- On The Web IMDb Listing
Synopsis: A Palestinian journalist chronicles his village’s resistance to a separation barrier being erected on their land and in the process captures his young son’s lens on the world. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]
Trailer "5 Broken Cameras" from Guy Davidi on Vimeo.
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