Originally premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition.
Tantura is about in the war of 1948, where hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. Israelis call it 'The War of Independence. Palestinians call it 'Nakba"'. The film examines one village- Tantura and why "Nakba" is taboo in Israeli society. Directed by Alon Schwarz, there is a lot to appreciate here. For starters, there is really good production value throughout this documentary, purposeful archival footage to support the arguments from the participants and directors, and really good discussions from the main participants.
However, some of the participants answers feels kind of dishonest and really fake. As if they are not being really truthful to their answers and all. Some of the discussions feel really stale especially towards the second act.
Overall, a decent documentary.
Rating: B-
Tantura is about in the war of 1948, where hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. Israelis call it 'The War of Independence. Palestinians call it 'Nakba"'. The film examines one village- Tantura and why "Nakba" is taboo in Israeli society. Directed by Alon Schwarz, there is a lot to appreciate here. For starters, there is really good production value throughout this documentary, purposeful archival footage to support the arguments from the participants and directors, and really good discussions from the main participants.
However, some of the participants answers feels kind of dishonest and really fake. As if they are not being really truthful to their answers and all. Some of the discussions feel really stale especially towards the second act.
Overall, a decent documentary.
Rating: B-