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Mashallah
In 1985 in Jerusalem, two cab drivers were brutally murdered three days apart. The first was an Israeli Jew; the second was a Palestinian, Khamis Totangi, the absent subject of this subtle and surprising documentary. With grace and a sure sense of plot, Eytan Harris weaves together the stories of the victim’s family, the murderer, the investigators and even a part-time poet, who adds a fascinating element of literary intrigue to this tale of lives forever linked by tragedy.
Festivals and Awards:
Marketing and Distribution Award - DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2004; Voices Forward Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2007; Stockholm Jewish Film Festival, Sweden, 2009
Director: Eytan Harris
Producer: Eytan Harris
Production Company: Eytan Harris Productions
Cinematographer: Eytan Harris
Editor: Zohar Sela
Soundtrack Editor: Israel David
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, NOGA Communications - Channel 8
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: משאללה
Category: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Jerusalem
Tag Words: investigators Jerusalem murder poetry taxi driver victims
In 1985 in Jerusalem, two cab drivers were brutally murdered three days apart. The first was an Israeli Jew; the second was a Palestinian, Khamis Totangi, the absent subject of this subtle and surprising documentary. With grace and a sure sense of plot, Eytan Harris weaves together the stories of the victim’s family, the murderer, the investigators and even a part-time poet, who adds a fascinating element of literary intrigue to this tale of lives forever linked by tragedy.
Festivals and Awards:
Marketing and Distribution Award - DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2004; Voices Forward Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2007; Stockholm Jewish Film Festival, Sweden, 2009
Director: Eytan Harris
Producer: Eytan Harris
Production Company: Eytan Harris Productions
Cinematographer: Eytan Harris
Editor: Zohar Sela
Soundtrack Editor: Israel David
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, NOGA Communications - Channel 8
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: משאללה
Category: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Jerusalem
Tag Words: investigators Jerusalem murder poetry taxi driver victims
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