9 Star Hotel
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Rating:
NR-
Language:
Heb Studio:
Koch Lorber FilmsUPC:
741952311690Year of Release:
2007Item Number:
KCH003116Release Date:
02/05/2008Genre:
Culture & Society –
Foreign Films –
Race & Ethnicity –
Social Issues –
Sociology
Format:
DVD
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
Middle Eastern director Ido Haar helms the haunting cinema direct documentary 9 Star Hotel. The work introduces the audience to a cadre of Palestinian men who have built a transient community on the Israeli border, comprised of jerry-built huts and tiny, sarcophagus-like sleeping compartments. The men leave these quarters and systematically cross the border each morning before dawn, to work illegally at construction jobs in Israel - risking their safety and their lives to simply draw a regular income. Throughout, the workers stick close together (Haar suggests that the circumstances actually engender tighter social bonds between them) and evince a surprising sense of humor, tenacity and resilience. Meanwhile, constant hopes for improved circumstances in the future belie their lingering fears of being discovered and shot or arrested by Israeli authorities. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
DVD FEATURES:
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
- Subtitle: Eng
- Features:
- Interview with director Ido Haar
- Original theatrical trailer
AWARDS
Hot Docs International Film Festival
- Film Presented - 2007
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
- Film Presented - 2007
Tribeca Film Festival
- Film Presented - 2007
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Director:
Ido HaarProducer:
Edna Kowarsky, Elinor KowarskyCinematographer:
Uri Ackerman, Ido HaarEditor:
Era Lapid, Ido HaarSound/Sound Designer:
Gil Toren, Yair Amir
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