Hot House | Shimon Dotan

2006 | 90 min | Hebrew & Arabic | English Subtitles

Synopsis

Eight thousand Palestinians are imprisoned in Israeli jails today. They are called Security Prisoners. For most Israelis they are assassins and criminals, for most Palestinians they are heroes and freedom fighters.

Hot House is a documentary-feature that explores the emergence of Palestinian national leadership in Israeli prisons in light of the elections to the Palestinian Parliament.

The film provides a unique opportunity to observe events of historic proportions at their nascent. It exposes the cycle of violence, the evolution of a conflict characterized by vast asymmetry in balance of power and the ethics of war.

Frames

Year:: 2006

Length:: 90 min

Language:

Hebrew

Arabic

Subtitles:: English

Directed by:: Shimon Dotan

Created and Produced by:

Arik Bernstein

Shimon Dotan

Jonathan Aroch

Dikla Barkai

Danny Rosner

Alma Films

Talisma Productions

Meimad Barkai Productions

Cinequest Films

Cinematographer:

Phillipe Bellaiche

Shai Goldman

Hanna Abu Saada

Editor:: Ayala Bengad

Produced For:

ARTE

CBC

Awards:: Special Jury Prize – Sundance 2007

Festivals:

Jerusalem Film Festival 2006

Sundance Film Festival 2007

Rotterdam Film Festival 2007

Human Rights Watch Film Festival – London 2007

HotDocs Film Festival 2007

Human Rights Watch Film Festival – New York 2007

Chicago Film Festival 2007

With Support From:

ARTE

The New Israeli Foundation For Film and TV

The Marc Rich Foundation for Education, Culture and Welfare

Content Advisor:: Avi Issacharoff

Original Music:: Ron Klein