No Other Land

Synopsis

Since the 1980s, Israel has tried to forcibly evict the population from the West Bank's Masafer Yatta. Despite armed soldiers and aggressive bulldozers, the residents still stand by their homes.

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One of Basel's first memories is of his parents demonstrating against the Israeli authorities. At the age of fourteen, he began documenting Israel's destruction of his homeland. During all the years of risky confrontations with soldiers and occupiers, an unexpected friendship develops between the Palestinian and an Israeli journalist.

«No Other Land» gives a brutal insight into the endless struggle Palestinians endure to keep their homes. With each passing day, a home, a hen house or a school is demolished. And each time a new family must choose whether to stay in the ruins or flee their homeland.

About the director:
Basel, Yuval, Rachel and Hamdan have worked together on the film project «No Other Land» for the past five years. The film will have its world premiere at the Berlinale film festival in 2024, under the Panorama competition program.

Basel Adra is a Palestinian filmmaker. Over several years, he has filmed, published and informed about everyday life in Masafer Yatta. In addition, Adra has worked for several human rights organizations and as a journalist.

Yuval Abraham is a filmmaker and journalist from Israel. He has dedicated large parts of his journalistic career to writing about the occupation in Hebrew.

Rachel Szor is an Israeli filmmaker, video journalist and cinematographer.

Hamdan Balal is a Palestinian filmmaker, photographer, farmer and human rights researcher.

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