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THE FIRST 54 YEARS – AN ABBREVIATED MANUAL FOR MILITARY OCCUPATION

by Avi Mograbi

synopsis

How to succeed in an occupation for at least 54 years? Mograbi, director and narrator, builds the handbook of the perfect occupier based on testimonies from Israeli soldiers and archive footage. 5 million Palestinians live in the occupied territories under Israeli military rule, 2 million of them in the Gaza Strip, under total siege for the past several years. “The Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip has already lasted for 54 years.” This statement does not tell much about occupation. What does “occupation” imply? The first 54 years aims to provide an exclusive insight into the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian people while it is still ongoing. Describing their orders, their missions and their actions, Israeli soldiers witnesses report on the mechanisms of oppression of Palestinians from 1967 to the present day. With these testimonies, they reveal the factory of the occupation machine.

international title: The First 54 Years – An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation
original title: The First 54 Years – An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation
country: France, Finland, Israel, Germany
sales agent: The Party Film Sales
year: 2021
genre: documentary
directed by: Avi Mograbi
screenplay: Avi Mograbi
film editing: Avi Mograbi
producer: Serge Lalou, Camille Laemle, Annie Dekel-Ohayon
co-producer: Elina Pohjola
production: Les Films d'Ici, 24Images, ARTE France, Citizen Jane Productions, ma.ja.de Filmproduktions-GmbH, Avi Mograbi (IL)

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