The Color of Olives

The Color of Olives

Infobox Film | name = The Color of Olives

caption =
director = Carolina Rivas
producer = Daoud Sarhandi
writer =
starring = Hani Amer
Monira Amer
and their 6 children
music =
cinematography = Daoud Sarhandi
editing = Daoud Sarhandi
distributor = Arab Film Distribution (U.S.)
released = July 12, 2006 (U.S.)
runtime = 97 minutes
language = Arabic
budget = $35,000
imdb_id = 0829124

"The Color of Olives" ( _ar. لون الزيتون, ArTranslit|Lawn al-Zaytoon) is a documentary film that captures moments from the lives of a Palestinian family.

"The Color of Olives" was filmed in Masha, a Palestinian village 15 miles from Tel Aviv. Mexican directory Carolina Rivas focuses on a Palestinian family of eight, headed by Hani Amer and his wife Monira.

The village has been disrupted by construction of the wall separating Israel from the West Bank. The Amer's home is now separated from their orange and olive groves by electrified fences, a military road and a checkpoint. Rivas shows how Hani and his children wait patiently each morning for soldiers to unlock the gate to allow Hani to go to work and the children to get to their school.

"The Color of Olives" was shot using only natural light.

In the United States, the movie opened in New York at the Two Boots Pioneer Theater in the East Village. It was shown with English subtitles.

References

* Catsoulis, Jeannette. (2006, July 12). "A Wall Runs Through It: One Palestinian Family's Tale". The New York Times, p. B7


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