
This inspired hybrid of documentary and fiction follows Jabir, who runs a mobile cinema from his old truck throughout the West Bank while his wife works to bring emergency medical care to Palestinians. When Jabir is invited by a spirited schoolteacher to make a screening in the old city of Jerusalem, he becomes obsessed with the idea of this pilgrimage and begins to investigate the possibilities.... (Full plot summary below)
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This inspired hybrid of documentary and fiction follows Jabir, who runs a mobile cinema from his old truck throughout the West Bank while his wife works to bring emergency medical care to Palestinians. When Jabir is invited by a spirited schoolteacher to make a screening in the old city of Jerusalem, he becomes obsessed with the idea of this pilgrimage and begins to investigate the possibilities.
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| Village VoiceMark HolcombLargely sidesteps sentiment in favor of a tentative hopefulness. |
| The New York TimesDana StevensIt has an air of melancholy humor as its characters fumble toward normalcy. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxMasharawi's use of actual footage of clogged roadblocks and scary police actions bring a topical immediacy to his film, but it also asks an important question about the relevance of art during a time of crisis. |
| VarietyDerek ElleyAttempts to meld reality and artifice but to uninspiring results. |