Movie

Arna's Children

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7.133average critics score, out of 1020041h 24m

Documentary

When Israeli soldier Arna Mer-Khamis marries Palestinian Saliba Khamis in the 1950s, she becomes an activist for Palestinian human rights. Moving to Jenin, a city in the Palestinian West Bank, Arna opens a theater center for children. This documentary shows her work from 1989 to 1996, then returns in 2002 after Arna's death to see how the children she mentored turned out. Many of them are dead, having turned to violent militancy after years of frustration with Israeli occupation.

Directed by:

Juliano Mer-Khamis, Danniel Danniel