The Devil's Drivers

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The Devil's Drivers

2021

1h 30m

Documentary

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In the southern West Bank, Hamouda and his cousin Ismail are among the Bedouin drivers who risk their lives smuggling illegal workers over the border. Between them and the destination, there is the desert -- of which they know every inch -- and the heavy presence of the Israeli military patrols. If they are caught, they go to jail. Yet only those fares can help them provide for their families, so they keep on driving and enjoying each day of freedom as it might just be the last.

Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

09/20/2021

The impact long-drawn conflicts can have upon people is terrible. How long does it take for a shade bearing tree to grow in the desert?

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Justin Lowe

The Hollywood Reporter

09/17/2021

The Devil's Driversowes its considerable impact principally to its charismatic subjects, the strength of their family ties and the resilience of their communities, offering hope that they will somehow persevere and prosper.

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Chandler Levack

Globe and Mail

09/17/2021

3/4

A raw, vérité portrait of a hotly contested part of the world that is rarely shown on screen.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

06/27/2023

3.5/5

Do you like watching car chases? These men do them for a living.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

12/28/2021

B+

The fine documentary clearly shows that when people can't live in peace and safety there are bad repercussions to be expected.

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Harvey S. Karten

Shockya.com

11/07/2021

B

Not all human smuggling takes places on the U.S.-Mexico border. This film highlights the fate of desperate job seekers in the West Bank who risk much to work in Israel's black market economy.

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Synopsis

In the southern West Bank, Hamouda and his cousin Ismail are among the Bedouin drivers who risk their lives smuggling illegal workers over the border. Between them and the destination, there is the desert -- of which they know every inch -- and the heavy presence of the Israeli military patrols. If they are caught, they go to jail. Yet only those fares can help them provide for their families, so they keep on driving and enjoying each day of freedom as it might just be the last.

Director: Daniel Carsenty, Mohammed Abugeth
Producer: Daniel Carsenty, Mohammed Abugeth
Production Co: Doco Digital
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Arabic
Runtime: 1h 30m