Israeli Doc Series Presents: 1957 Transcripts

Israeli Doc Series Presents: 1957 Transcripts
Directed by Ayelet Heller
(Israel 2024, 72 min, Hebrew and Arabic, Hebrew & English subtitles)

The film delves into events that took place in Kfar Qasim in October 1956, when 47 innocent civilians were shot and killed by Israeli Border Police soldiers. Through a gripping narrative structure, like a suspenseful legal drama, the film unfolds the historical, political, and psychological reality that had shaped and triggered the event. A cinematic montage created by the intertwined plotlines, emphasizes immense gaps, conflicting narrative, and deep divides between Jews and Arabs who are destined to live together on the same land. If we begin to recognize these gaps, will there be hope for reconciliation?