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Open Bethlehem

Name: Open Bethlehem
Director: Leila Sansour
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-12-05
Duration: 90 min

2014 1hr : 30m Documentary

Operation Bethlehem follows Palestinian director Leila Sansour's extraordinary journey to the legendary city of Bethlehem, the place where she grew up. Armed with a camera and a family car that keeps breaking down, she sets out to make an intimate portrait of a historical town in peril. Five years on, with 700 hours of footage, the result is nothing like she had expected.

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Open Bethlehem combines Documentary elements in one feature.

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Best suited to viewers looking for Documentary. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.

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woman director