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The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation
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Title: The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation

Release Date: 25 Apr 2021

Runtime: 1h 49m

Genre: Documentary, History

Director: Citizen Jane Productions, ma.ja.de. Fiction, Les Films d'Ici, 24images, ARTE, Avi Mograbi Productions, YLE

Production Companies: Citizen Jane Productions, ma.ja.de. Fiction, Les Films d'Ici, 24images, ARTE, Avi Mograbi Productions, YLE

Overview: An exhaustive explanation of how the military occupation of an invaded territory occurs and its consequences, using as a paradigmatic example the recent history of Israel and the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, from 1967, when the Six-Day War took place, to the present day; an account by filmmaker Avi Mograbi enriched by the testimonies of Israeli army veterans.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (8 votes)

Cast

  • Self - Narrator (voice): Avital Barak
  • Self - Host / Interviewer: Avi Mograbi
  • Self: Dani Vilenski
  • Self: Shlomo Gazit
  • Self: Roni Hirschson
  • Self: Zvi Barel
  • Self: Yossi Schwartz
  • Self: Eitan Kalinsky
  • Self: Arie Beirach Barak
  • Self: Amiram Goldblum
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