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Tears of Gaza

2010 · 1h 21m Documentary, War
Directed by Vibeke Løkkeberg

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In a rough style, by way of unique footage, the brutal consequences of modern wars are exposed. The film also depicts the ability of women and children to handle their everyday life after a dramatic war experience. Many of them live in tents or in ruins without walls or roofs. They are all in need of money, food, water and electricity. Others have lost family members, or are left with seriously injured children. Can war solve conflicts or create peace? The film follows three children through the war and the period after the ceasefire.

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This documentary's goals are noble ones, but its execution is something else again.

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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A brutally uncompromising blast of outrage, Vibeke Lokkeberg's "Tears of Gaza" is less a documentary than a collage of suffering.

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
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The cameras linger on the faces of children as they tell their stories, unaffected and open.

Chris Packham, Village Voice

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