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Obaida

Obaida

2019•7m•Documentary•History•War
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What does it feel like to be led away from your home by a soldier, while blindfolded? What happens when a military occupation looms over an entire childhood?

OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian children undergo military detention in a system where ill-treatment is widespread and institutionalized. For these young detainees, few rights are guaranteed, even on paper. After release, the experience of detention continues to shape and mark former child prisoners’ path forward.

Matthew Cassel · Director

Matthew Cassel · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime7m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 24, 2019

Actors

Obaida Jawabreh

Self

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