Kedma /

A group of European Jewish refugees arrive in Palestine in the critical year of 1948. Carried on deck of the freighter, Kedma, they come ashore to find not the Promised Land, but a war torn desert in the bloody throes of transformation into the state of Israel. Rescued from a British Army ambush at...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Agav Hafakot (Firm), Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Gitai, Amos, 1950-, Truchot, Laurent, Sanselme, Marie-Jose, Propper, Michel, Kashkar, Andrei, Yaralova, Helena, Abu-Warda, Yussuf, Moshonov, Moni, Mer, Juliano, Lang, Menachem, Bar, Sandy, Russo, Tomer, Levo, Liron, Darling, David, 1941-, Eicher, Manfred
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Hebrew
Language Notes:	Hebrew dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Subjects:	Israel > History > 1948-1967 > Drama. Jewish refugees > Israel > Drama. Kedma (Freighter) > Drama. Feature films. Motion pictures, Hebrew. Foreign films.

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Summary:	A group of European Jewish refugees arrive in Palestine in the critical year of 1948. Carried on deck of the freighter, Kedma, they come ashore to find not the Promised Land, but a war torn desert in the bloody throes of transformation into the state of Israel. Rescued from a British Army ambush at beachside by Palmach Jewish guerillas, the refugees are remade into soldiers expected to offer their lives to defend a nation that does not yet exist in a land they have never known.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. A foreign film (France, Israel, Italy). Letterboxed. Aspect ratio 1.85:1. Special features: Amos Gitai filmography; 3 trailers; stills gallery; text of the history behind Kedma. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby Digital.
Audience:	ENGL
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Yorgos Arvanitis ; editor, Kobi Netanel ; music, David Darling, Manfred Eicher ; costume designer, Laura Dinolesko ; production designer, Eitan Levi.