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White Robes, Blue Jeans
The Samaritans, the world’s smallest and most ancient people, are caught between the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. A religious community of less than 700 people, the Samaritans strive to maintain their traditions and rituals which date back to biblical times, including the Passover sacrifice. This film follows the lives of two young Samaritan couples as they face the challenges of the modern world against the backdrop of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Director: Nira Sherman Sides, Elia Sides
Producer: Orna Raviv
Production Company: Cinemaphobe Productions
Cinematographer: Asher Ben Yair, Itzik Portal, Yoram Milo, Ronen Mayo
Editor: Tali Halter-Shenkar
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: השומרונים - בגלימות לבנות ובג'ינס כחולים
Category: Ethnicity / Family / Identity / Israeli Society / Minorities / Religion
Tag Words: community conflict Old Testament religious Samaritans
The Samaritans, the world’s smallest and most ancient people, are caught between the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. A religious community of less than 700 people, the Samaritans strive to maintain their traditions and rituals which date back to biblical times, including the Passover sacrifice. This film follows the lives of two young Samaritan couples as they face the challenges of the modern world against the backdrop of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Director: Nira Sherman Sides, Elia Sides
Producer: Orna Raviv
Production Company: Cinemaphobe Productions
Cinematographer: Asher Ben Yair, Itzik Portal, Yoram Milo, Ronen Mayo
Editor: Tali Halter-Shenkar
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: השומרונים - בגלימות לבנות ובג'ינס כחולים
Category: Ethnicity / Family / Identity / Israeli Society / Minorities / Religion
Tag Words: community conflict Old Testament religious Samaritans
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