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Troubled Water
This film follows the Goren family over a period of 15 years as they are removed from the fishing village in the Israeli settlement of Dugit, located on the north of the Gaza Strip, near the Israeli border. In 1984 the Israeli government designated this area to establish a fishing village until it was dismantled in 2005. At first the settlers worked together with the Palestinian fishermen, but political tension made it increasingly difficult to maintain a normal relationship with their Palestinian neighbors. As the settlers are confronted with the growing number of suicide attacks and as the work on the security wall around Gaza progresses, the desire of both sides to leave increases.
Festivals and Awards:
IDFA, The Netherlands, 2006; Human Rights Film Festival, Prague, The Czech Republic, 2006; Documentary Film Festival, Norway, 2006; Green Film Festival, Korea, 2006; Los Angeles International Film Festival, USA, 2006; San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2006; First Prize and Cinematography Award at the Israeli Documentary Film Awards, 2006; Belgrade Human Rights Film Festival, Serbia, 2006; Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival, California, USA, 2006; Focus on Planet Environmental Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2006; 3 Continental Film Festival, Cape Town, South Africa, 2006
Director: Gil Karni
Producer: Meni Elias
Cinematographer: Meni Elias
Editor: Itay Livne
Original Soundtrack: Shlomo Mizrachi
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Authority for Television and Radio
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: מים סוערים
This film follows the Goren family over a period of 15 years as they are removed from the fishing village in the Israeli settlement of Dugit, located on the north of the Gaza Strip, near the Israeli border. In 1984 the Israeli government designated this area to establish a fishing village until it was dismantled in 2005. At first the settlers worked together with the Palestinian fishermen, but political tension made it increasingly difficult to maintain a normal relationship with their Palestinian neighbors. As the settlers are confronted with the growing number of suicide attacks and as the work on the security wall around Gaza progresses, the desire of both sides to leave increases.
Festivals and Awards:
IDFA, The Netherlands, 2006; Human Rights Film Festival, Prague, The Czech Republic, 2006; Documentary Film Festival, Norway, 2006; Green Film Festival, Korea, 2006; Los Angeles International Film Festival, USA, 2006; San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2006; First Prize and Cinematography Award at the Israeli Documentary Film Awards, 2006; Belgrade Human Rights Film Festival, Serbia, 2006; Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival, California, USA, 2006; Focus on Planet Environmental Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2006; 3 Continental Film Festival, Cape Town, South Africa, 2006
Director: Gil Karni
Producer: Meni Elias
Cinematographer: Meni Elias
Editor: Itay Livne
Original Soundtrack: Shlomo Mizrachi
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Authority for Television and Radio
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: מים סוערים