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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1978 - 29 July.6 August

Sections & Films

WE ARE ARAB JEWS LIVING IN ISRAEL

Category: Edition 1978

Synopsis
Since the day the State of Israel was created, the eastern Jews, or Arab Jews, or Mizrahim have constituted a majority of the population. Yet they play a minor part in the political leadership of the country, which is West-oriented. The film shows the community?s relationships with the rest of the Jewish population of the country, as well as with the Arabs. It also shows their hope of being recognised as a cultural entity and perhaps becoming the bridge between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

Original Title NOUS SOMMES DES JUIFS ARABES EN ISRAËL
Category Official Competition
Section Official Competition
Tipology Documentary, Feature Film
Duration 120'
Production Year 1977
Nationality Switzerland
Directed by Igaal Niddam

 regista Igaal NiddamIGAAL NIDDAM

Igaal Niddam, born November 16, 1938 in Fez, Morocco, is a Swiss director, director of photography and scriptwriter.
After living between 1948 and 1959 in a kibbutz in Israel, he worked as a cameraman in Tel Aviv before returning to Switzerland in 1964 to practice his profession on French-speaking Swiss television.
Igaal Niddam approaches the production with The Third Cry presented in 1974. The film, co-written with Yves Navarre and Marguerite Cassan, receives the Best Screenplay Award at the Sitges Festival.