The Village Leagues
MovieTitle | אגודות הכפרים |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jul 23, 2024 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | David Ofek , Tal Michael |
Production country | IL |
Production companies | Maagalot Productions, Kan, Makor Foundation, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute |
Run time | 60 min. |
2023. Tahsin Mansour lives across the Palestinian village of Azzoun. Once its mayor, he hasn't entered the village for years, fearing for his life. When the war broke out, a roadblock was installed, turning his house into an enclave - neither Palestinian nor Israeli. Tahsin reminisces on his days as a former leader of the Village Leagues: As Palestinian nationalism unites around the PLO in the 70s, the Israeli defense ministry offers incentives to a moderate leadership which will lay the ground for a diplomatic pact. The project draws fire from the Arab world and Israeli entities, declaring the Leagues members traitors. When this project fails, they become persecuted in their own homes.