The Settlers

Screenings

2017 Season
London

The Settlers cracks open the world of Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank: their daily lives, their worldviews, and their position within Israel. With uninhibited access, the film captures the casual zealotry, racism, and untroubled certainty of many settlers in this contentious and controversial space. The existence and development of Israeli settlements in the West Bank is complex and elusive, and increasingly wild and tragic. Along with personal profiles, Dotan unpacks the history of the settlements, laying out the facts with extraordinary care and lucidity, to allow us to see the progression of actions and reactions that have led to the current volatile situation.

Filmmaker(s): 
Shimon Dotan
Year: 
2016
110m
Language(s): 
Hebrew
Genre: 
Documentary
Distributor: 
Cinephil

“The Settlers shows intimate portraits of people who are charismatic, idealistic, family-oriented, and deeply racist - and it does so in a way that shows their complexity and the complexity of the context.” - Sari Bashi, Israel/Palestine advocacy director, Human Rights Watch

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