5 Broken Cameras

Nov 23, 2011

1h 30m

★ 7.5

Overview

Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements.

Genres

War

Documentary

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Guy DVD Films

Alegria Productions

Burnat Films

CNC

5 Broken Cameras Trailers

Cast

Himself (Narrator)

Emad Burnat

Herself (Emad's wife)

Soraya Burnat

Himself (Emad's 4th son)

Gibreel Burnat

Himself (Emad's 1st son)

Mohammed Burnat

Himself (Emad's 2nd son)

Yasin Burnat

Himself (Emad's 3rd son)

Taki-Ydin Burnat

Himself (Emad's Father)

Muhammad Burnat

Herself (Emad's mother)

Intisar Burnat

Himself (Emad's friend)

Bassem Abu-Rahma "Phil"

Himself (Emad's friend)

Adeeb Abu-Rahma

Himself (Emad's friend)

Ashraf Abu-Rahma "Daba"

Himself (Emad's brother)

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