Promises
by B.Z. Goldberg, Carlos Bolado, Justine Shapiro
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Actor: B.Z. Goldberg, Faraj Adnan Hassan Husein, Mahmoud Mazen Mahmoud Izhiman, Moishe Bar Am, Sanabel HassanDirector: B.Z. Goldberg, Carlos Bolado, Justine Shapiro
Producer: B.Z. Goldberg
Cinematographer: Ilan Buchbinder
Cinematographer: Yoram Millo
Editor: Carlos Bolado
Producer: Justine Shapiro
Writer: Stephen Most
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Arabic (Original Language); English (Original Language); Hebrew (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Yorker Video
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Movie Review: Must have, PriceD Shame!
Summary: 5 Stars
HiI know that the company that produced this film is out of business.I absolutely love this film and hate the fact that I passed up to pay $20 two years ago to get this.I am a broke college student.I think that this is a very inspirational story that should be passed on to many.Which is why eventually I wanted it to show younger folks & old.I feel that this story helps melt down the prejudices that we have grown up with and helps one understand that no matter how different we look and how young or old we are,We should understand that so many lives are significant in so many ways.Knowing this, it has taught me not to judge people I don't know because I don't know what life has put them through.Sometimes we all need a little break and understanding from others.I think it is a crime to take advantage of the fact that this dvd will be hard to come by and charge and arm and a leg.I thought this dvd was supposed to teach the opposite of this.I can by this dvd for $20-$30 if ur willing THANKS.
Summary of Promises
Promises presents a powerful portrait of seven Palestinian and Israeli children who live in and around Jerusalem. As filmmaker B.Z. Goldberg, who was raised in Israel, notes, "They live no more than 20 minutes from each other, but they are each growing up in very separate worlds." The children include Mahmoud, Shlomo, Sanabel, Faraj, Moishe, and twins Yarko and Daniel. With the exception of the latter, all are religious (the twins are the grandchildren of a Holocaust survivor). Most have strong political beliefs and have seen their share of tragedy--Faraj's friend was killed in front of him--but as the film makes clear, they're also kids. They like to watch TV, hold burping contests, and compete in sports (Faraj is a runner, Yarko and Daniel play volleyball). Promises doesn't attempt to explain them, but lets the kids speak for themselves. The results are funny, sad, and ultimately quite profound. --Kathleen C. FennessyArt House & International DVD Video
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