Shvil Hahalav : The Milky Way /
In 1964, in a small Arab village in the Galilee, the villagers living under military rule must cope with the delicate coexistence of social ritual and deep, unhealed wounds from the revolution of 1948. The narrative centers around such incidents as the military commander's discovery that one of...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | Hebrew Arabic |
| Language Notes: | In Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles. |
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New York, NY :
Kino on Video,
[1999]
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| Summary: | In 1964, in a small Arab village in the Galilee, the villagers living under military rule must cope with the delicate coexistence of social ritual and deep, unhealed wounds from the revolution of 1948. The narrative centers around such incidents as the military commander's discovery that one of the villagers is issuing work permits, the killing of the ruler's son, as well as the life of Mabruq, who lost his parents in the war and has grown up playing the village fool. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in Israel in 1997. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (104 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Amnon Salomon ; editors, Era Lapid, Tova Asher ; original score, Nachum Heiman. |