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The Color of Olives

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Mexican filmmaker Carolina Rivas chronicles the daily life of a Palestinian family which makes its home in an area of the West Bank where armed soldiers, locked gates and electric fences are the norm. The film provides a glimpse of the Amer family's private world of struggle and joy.
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Joe Leydon Variety 07/25/2006
The coolly distanced approach to her subjects -- who never are allowed to directly address the camera -- give the pic the off-putting air of an anthropological study. Go to Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 07/11/2006
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With its contemplative tone and haunting images, The Color of Olives may be the most peaceful documentary ever to arrive from a war zone. Go to Full Review R. Emmet Sweeney Village Voice 07/11/2006
Instead of posing the children in bright fill lights looking sad, why not let them speak? Go to Full Review Prairie Miller WBAI Web Radio 04/22/2007
Brown peoples of the world - Mexican and Palestinian - contemplate the pain of imperialist borders. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/21/2008 This is another side of the Palestinian story that we rarely hear. The final production quality of the film was a little off-kilter and made it more difficult to watch, but overall it's a compelling human interest story. See more Read all reviews
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Carolina Rivas

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Daoud Sarhandi

Producer

Daoud Sarhandi

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Daoud Sarhandi

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Synopsis Mexican filmmaker Carolina Rivas chronicles the daily life of a Palestinian family which makes its home in an area of the West Bank where armed soldiers, locked gates and electric fences are the norm. The film provides a glimpse of the Amer family's private world of struggle and joy.
Director
Carolina Rivas
Producer
Daoud Sarhandi
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jul 12, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA)
$728
Runtime
1h 37m
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