The Forgotten Ones
dir. Michale Boganim / 2021 / France / 97min.
Israeli society is marked by a taboo, that of the systematic discrimination against Jews from Arab countries on arriving in the Promised Land
Israeli society is marked by a taboo, that of the systematic discrimination against Jews from Arab countries on arriving in the Promised Land. In the 1970's, a movement inspired by the American Black Panthers emerged in the poor Musrara neighborhood of Jerusalem, demanding basic rights for the so-called Mizrahim, Jews from North Africa and the Middle East. As she mourns her father, a member of this movement, Michale Boganim, a French-Israeli filmmaker, confronts her personal questions with History, setting off with her daughter to explore the past and meet several generations of Mizrahim.
The film is a road movie set in the forgotten lands of Israel's periphery and questions the notions of exile and inheritance.
- duration:
- 97 min
- country / year of production:
- France / 2021
- director:
- Michale Boganim
- cinematography:
- Nathalie Durand
- producer:
- Marie Balducchi / Agat films - Ex nihilo
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2021 – IFF Venice; 2021 – DOC NYC FF
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