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Beitar Jerusalem F.C. is the most popular and controversial football team in Israel, the only club in the Premier League never to sign an Arab player. Mid-way through the 2012/13 season, a secretive transfer deal by the owner, Russian-Israeli oligarch Arcadi Gaydamak, brought two Muslim players from Chechnya. The deal inspired the most racist campaign in Israeli sport that sent the club spiraling out of control. One season in a life of this famed club is a story of Israeli society, personal identity, politics, money and a window into how racism is destroying a team and society from within.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Director Award, Best Editing Award and Special Mention in the Jewish Experience Section, The Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2016
Director: Maya Zinshtein
Producer: Maya Zinshtein, Geoff Arbourne, John Battsek, Nicole Stott
Production Company: Maya Films, Duckin’ & Divin’ Films
Cinematographer: Israel (Sergei) Freedman, Yaniv Linton
Editor: Justine Wright, Noam Amit
Soundtrack Editor: Fionan Higgins
Original Soundtrack: Stephen Rennicks
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, yes Docu, Sundance Institute, Irish Film Board, BBC Storyville, Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, DR, Liminal Fund Grant - BRITDOC, Filmkraft Rogaland, Fritt Ord, Bertha Film Fund, Canal Plus.
Script: Maya Zinshtein
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: טהורה לעד
Relevant Links:
Review in Screen Daily websiteCategory: History / Human Rights / Identity / Israeli Society / Jerusalem / Minorities / Sport
Tag Words: Beitar Jerusalem F.C culture Football Jews money Muslim politics racism soccer
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. is the most popular and controversial football team in Israel, the only club in the Premier League never to sign an Arab player. Mid-way through the 2012/13 season, a secretive transfer deal by the owner, Russian-Israeli oligarch Arcadi Gaydamak, brought two Muslim players from Chechnya. The deal inspired the most racist campaign in Israeli sport that sent the club spiraling out of control. One season in a life of this famed club is a story of Israeli society, personal identity, politics, money and a window into how racism is destroying a team and society from within.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Director Award, Best Editing Award and Special Mention in the Jewish Experience Section, The Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2016
Relevant Links:
Review in Screen Daily websiteDirector: Maya Zinshtein
Producer: Maya Zinshtein, Geoff Arbourne, John Battsek, Nicole Stott
Production Company: Maya Films, Duckin’ & Divin’ Films
Cinematographer: Israel (Sergei) Freedman, Yaniv Linton
Editor: Justine Wright, Noam Amit
Soundtrack Editor: Fionan Higgins
Original Soundtrack: Stephen Rennicks
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, yes Docu, Sundance Institute, Irish Film Board, BBC Storyville, Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, DR, Liminal Fund Grant - BRITDOC, Filmkraft Rogaland, Fritt Ord, Bertha Film Fund, Canal Plus.
Script: Maya Zinshtein
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: טהורה לעד
Category: History / Human Rights / Identity / Israeli Society / Jerusalem / Minorities / Sport
Tag Words: Beitar Jerusalem F.C culture Football Jews money Muslim politics racism soccer
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