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Undeniably, a great film — but is it Israeli? Or Palestinian? Or both?

JL;DR SUMMARY "Let It Be Morning," directed by Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin, explores the complex identity dynamics between Israeli and Palestinian narratives. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictSayed KashuaOscarsPalestinian IdentityIsraeli FilmArabic LanguageCultural ResistanceLet It Be MorningEran KolirinCinema And Politics

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Set in a fictional village that seems to be located in The Triangle, an area nestled in the foothill hinterland between Tel Aviv and Haifa with the largest concentration of Arab villages and towns inside Israel, the film introduces us to Sami (Alex Bakri), his wife Mira (Juna Suleiman) and son Adam, who are returning to Samis hometown from their successful life in Jerusalem for his younger brothers wedding."
Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
"Set in a fictional village that seems to be located in The Triangle, an area nestled in the foothill hinterland between Tel Aviv and Haifa with the largest concentration of Arab villages and towns inside Israel, the film introduces us to Sami (Alex Bakri), his wife Mira (Juna Suleiman) and son Adam, who are returning to Samis hometown from their successful life in Jerusalem for his younger brothers wedding."
Holon, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The Holon-born Israeli director Eran Kolirin rejects the notion overall: I think the question is absurd to begin with, he said in an interview this year."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Set in a fictional village that seems to be located in The Triangle, an area nestled in the foothill hinterland between Tel Aviv and Haifa with the largest concentration of Arab villages and towns inside Israel, the film introduces us to Sami (Alex Bakri), his wife Mira (Juna Suleiman) and son Adam, who are returning to Samis hometown from their successful life in Jerusalem for his younger brothers wedding."
Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories
"While they work. When Sami and his family are stopped unexpectedly at a checkpoint and turned back, the child Adam asks his mother What is Dafawi? Theyre Palestinians just like us, she says. But dont say that word again, its a bad word."
Bilin, Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories
"I froze watching the scene: the shot of Sami was a clear reference to a famous image of Bassem Pheel Abu Rahme, an activist and community leader from the West Bank town of Bilin. Pheel was a teacher and was often seen around the West Bank village during the years that the Separation Wall was being built, flying kites with children."
Lod, Central District, Israel
"(Just a few months ago I was visiting with friends in Lod for dinner. When they put out watermelon for dessert we burst out laughing, recognizing that even our dessert couldnt escape politics.)"
Jenin, Palestinian Territories
"I often think about the late actor and activist Juliano Mer Khamis, a giant in the Palestinian art world who was murdered by an unknown assailant a decade ago in the Jenin Refugee Camp, where he established the Freedom Theater."

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