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Introduction to the End of an Argument(1990)
Status: Released
Date: 1990-01-01
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Time: 0h 40m
Overview:
Lebanese/Canadian artist Jayce Salloum and Elia Suleiman, a Palestinian filmmaker living in New York, have taken on our accumulated (mis)impressions of the Palestinian Intifada by tracing their genesis in film and television.
Languages: Arabic, English, Hebrew.
Countries:
Canada,
United States of America,
Palestinian Territory
Movie: Introduction to the End of an Argument
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Lebanese/Canadian artist Jayce Salloum and Elia Suleiman, a Palestinian filmmaker living in New York, have taken on our accumulated (mis)impressions of the Palestinian Intifada by tracing their genesis in film and television.
Release Date
1990-01-01
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