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Released
2012 · FILM

Soldier on the Roof

Directed by
Runtime
80 min
Documentary

Synopsis

In the West-bank city of Hebron, a major holy place to both Jews and Muslims, some 800 extremist Jewish settlers live in the midst of a Palestinian population of over 120,000. In this tense situation, where the military watches day & night over the Jewish community from city rooftops, all foreign media are mistrusted and access almost impossible. Over a period of three years, Dutch Israeli visual-anthropologist Esther Hertog lived with regularity amongst the settlers, and was slowly allowed to film their lives from within their community.

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Principal cast & crew: 5

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Danniel DannielShot by Esther Hertog

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