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The Ruins of Lifta

The Ruins of Lifta

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  • Israel,
  • Palestine,
  • United States
  • 2016
  • · 70m

Director Menachem Daum
Genre Documentary

This documentary explores the tentative future of Lifta, an Arab village abandoned in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and never repopulated. Plans to demolish the site for new developments sparks opposition from Israeli-Palestinian coalitions, and becomes a topic of debate that mirrors the larger ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Village Voice by Diana Clarke

Grounded in the art of listening, The Ruins of Lifta builds a powerful, personal, political conversation between Palestinians and Israelis looking to live differently.

70

Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele

Daum acts as a thoughtful onscreen guide to what the picturesque hillsides and its stone remains represent.

70

The Hollywood Reporter by Sheri Linden

Directors Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky may not solve Israeli-Palestinian animosities, but they find illuminating angles of exploration for one of the world’s most intractable conflicts.

70

The New York Times by Daniel M. Gold

An achingly poignant documentary.