To the displeasure of Israeli officials, the full film, Miral, was shown today at the UN headquarters in New York. Will it play in the US or be censored away like other films which depict the plight of the Palestinians under Israeli occupation and colonialism?
“Based on the novel by Rula Jebreal, the movie revolves around a real-life orphanage established by a Palestinian woman (Abbass) following the 1948 creation of the Israeli state. (Pinto) was sent to the orphanage in 1978. When, later in life, she goes to teach at a refugee camp and falls for an activist, Miral is torn between resistance and education as separate paths to political change.”
It stars Freida Pinto, Willam Dafoe, Hiam Abbass and Vanessa Redgrave.
LINK: http://www.israeli-occupation.org/2011-03-14/julian-schnabels-miral-video/
The Trailer:
Haaretz, the leftward Israeli newspaper, reported on Israel’s anti-film flak at the UN.
LINK: http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/pro-palestinian-film-takes-center-stage-in-un-hall-despite
-israel-s-opposition-1.349156