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The Colour of Olives
The Colour of Olives
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THE COLOUR OF OLIVES

El color de los olivos

Directed by Carolina Rivas
Mexico, Palestinian Territory, 2006
Documentary

Synopsis

Like many Palestinian families, the Amers live surrounded by the infamous West Bank Wall where their daily lives are dominated by electrified fences, locks and a constant swarm of armed soldiers.

Synopsis

Like many Palestinian families, the Amers live surrounded by the infamous West Bank Wall where their daily lives are dominated by electrified fences, locks and a constant swarm of armed soldiers.

Our take

Following a family over the course of just one week, this impressionistic documentary is quiet and contemplative—with no talking heads or theatricality, to great effect it reduces its focus to just everyday detail, to a family’s isolation and confinement but as well, their resilience.