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There are children, too, among the Palestinian insurgents. For some time now, the Israeli side has observed minors who take an active part in an Intifada, especially with knives. They are harshly dealt with: prison, hardly any judiciary support. Ada Ushpiz, filmmaker and journalist, comes surprisingly close to some of the Palestinian families concerned. She has accompanied the dubious insurgents over several years .and witnessed terrible pressure.

Freshly released from prison, 12-year-old Dima encounters a crowd of television people. A few months ago, she was caught with a knife. The attack was said to be aimed at Jewish Israelis. Now, in a frenzy of camera flashes, her mother stands close by her side. But instead of offering protection she assumes the role of an agitator, demanding that her daughter report how she was treated by the Israelis. But Dima remains silent. Her family describes the pubescent girl as mentally handicapped. Dareen is younger than Dima and lives with her brothers, father and a few snakes in the immediate vicinity of their Israeli neighbours. Soldiers stalk the house, sometimes stones fly, Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence service, is allegedly involved.

Festivals and Awards:

Leipzig International Film Festival, 2020; Best Film Award and Best Cinematography - Jerusalem International Film Festival ,2020; IDFA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2020; Best Film Award - Doc Edge Film Festival, New Zealand, 2021; Docupoint Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland, 2021; Milenium Film Festival, Belgium, 2021; HotDocs, Canada, 2021; Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominee, 2021; Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia, 2021; Docudays Film Festival, Kiev, 2021; Astra Film Festival, Romania, 2021

Director: Ada Ushpiz

Producer: Ada Ushpiz, Line Producer: Bilal Saad

Production Company: Ada Ushpiz Productions

Cinematographer: Danor Glazer

Editor: Neta Braun

Soundtrack Editor: Nin Hazan

Original Soundtrack: Avi Baleli

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, HOT8, RTS

Musicians: Galia Hai

Colourist / Online Editor: Sergio Bezrukoff, Aharon Peer

Script: Ada Ushpiz

Distributor: CInephil

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: ילדים

There are children, too, among the Palestinian insurgents. For some time now, the Israeli side has observed minors who take an active part in an Intifada, especially with knives. They are harshly dealt with: prison, hardly any judiciary support. Ada Ushpiz, filmmaker and journalist, comes surprisingly close to some of the Palestinian families concerned. She has accompanied the dubious insurgents over several years .and witnessed terrible pressure.

Freshly released from prison, 12-year-old Dima encounters a crowd of television people. A few months ago, she was caught with a knife. The attack was said to be aimed at Jewish Israelis. Now, in a frenzy of camera flashes, her mother stands close by her side. But instead of offering protection she assumes the role of an agitator, demanding that her daughter report how she was treated by the Israelis. But Dima remains silent. Her family describes the pubescent girl as mentally handicapped. Dareen is younger than Dima and lives with her brothers, father and a few snakes in the immediate vicinity of their Israeli neighbours. Soldiers stalk the house, sometimes stones fly, Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence service, is allegedly involved.

Festivals and Awards:

Leipzig International Film Festival, 2020; Best Film Award and Best Cinematography - Jerusalem International Film Festival ,2020; IDFA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2020; Best Film Award - Doc Edge Film Festival, New Zealand, 2021; Docupoint Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland, 2021; Milenium Film Festival, Belgium, 2021; HotDocs, Canada, 2021; Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominee, 2021; Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia, 2021; Docudays Film Festival, Kiev, 2021; Astra Film Festival, Romania, 2021

 
Children

Director: Ada Ushpiz

Producer: Ada Ushpiz, Line Producer: Bilal Saad

Production Company: Ada Ushpiz Productions

Cinematographer: Danor Glazer

Editor: Neta Braun

Soundtrack Editor: Nin Hazan

Original Soundtrack: Avi Baleli

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, HOT8, RTS

Musicians: Galia Hai

Colourist / Online Editor: Sergio Bezrukoff, Aharon Peer

Script: Ada Ushpiz

Distributor: CInephil

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: ילדים

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