Atta Jaber with family

78 YEARS

Film

A feature film by Bruno Sorrentino & Uri Fruchtmann.

Atta has farmed the same land in the Baqa'a Valley of the occupied West Bank his whole life. For 27 years, Bruno Sorrentino has documented it: homes demolished, land seized, water destroyed. Through it all, Atta's words remain: "I have no hate. If I let anger turn to hate, something inside me will die." Across four generations, this film bears witness to a quiet, profound resistance and a refusal to hate. This is his story.

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Atta ploughing his land
Family objects displayed
Wafa and her daughters
Najwa Jaber with grandchildren at the home site
Atta watching a soldier digger on his land
Atta Jaber and his son under an olive tree
A house demolished by the Israeli military in Al-Baqa'a Valley
Atta and Jeff in the field
Atta Jaber's home exterior
Hebron
The Kayed family
Credits
In the Film
Atta
Atta
Jeff Halper
Journalist Jeff Halper
Contributor Rodaina Jaber
Contributor Amoneh Jaber
Contributor Jawdi Jaber
Contributor Jawad Jaber
Behind the Film
Bruno Sorrentino
Directed by Bruno Sorrentino
Uri Fruchtmann
Directed by Uri Fruchtmann
Associate Producer Dima Sharif
Associate Producer Heidi Perry
Cinematography Ayman Abu Ramouz
Cinematography Adi Toledano
Cinematography Yair Halper
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