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The Monster of Jerusalem
In the picturesque alleys of the ultra-Orthodox Nachlaot neighborhood in Jerusalem, a mother discovers a bite on her son’s penis. Two weeks later, 14, then 100, and finally 145 children from the crowded neighborhood tell of shocking sexual assaults on a network of pedophiles that leads children through tunnels to churches, where they are harmed, as the perpetrators also try to convert their religion.
But the film investigates both sides of the story, to reveal this might be some sort of witch hunt that even led to murder.
Festivals and Awards:
Women's Film Festival, Jerusalem Israel, 2022
Director: Limor Pinhasov
Producer: Yaron Caftori, Lilach Shaio
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Docu
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: המפלצת מירושלים
Category: Children and Youth / Human Rights / Jerusalem / Religion
Tag Words: child children Church Haredi investigative Jerusalem murder Nachlaot network Pedophile Religion sexual assault Ultra Orthodx
In the picturesque alleys of the ultra-Orthodox Nachlaot neighborhood in Jerusalem, a mother discovers a bite on her son’s penis. Two weeks later, 14, then 100, and finally 145 children from the crowded neighborhood tell of shocking sexual assaults on a network of pedophiles that leads children through tunnels to churches, where they are harmed, as the perpetrators also try to convert their religion.
But the film investigates both sides of the story, to reveal this might be some sort of witch hunt that even led to murder.
Festivals and Awards:
Women's Film Festival, Jerusalem Israel, 2022
Director: Limor Pinhasov
Producer: Yaron Caftori, Lilach Shaio
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Docu
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: המפלצת מירושלים
Category: Children and Youth / Human Rights / Jerusalem / Religion
Tag Words: child children Church Haredi investigative Jerusalem murder Nachlaot network Pedophile Religion sexual assault Ultra Orthodx