FILM
Malon 9 Kohavim (9-Star Hotel)
Ido Haar
Israel, 2006
Betacam (SP) PAL (Video). 78min. Color. VOSE22:00hProduction: Edna Kowarsky, Elinor Kowarsky, [email protected], +972 352 734 03
Photography: Ido Haar
Editor: Ido Haar & Era Lapid
Screenplay: Ido HaarSinopsis: In Israel's occupied territories thousands of Palestinians work illegally as construction workers. After an arduous and dangerous journey, loaded down with blankets and bags, they cross the hills to places where they can find employment. At night they sleep on the hillcrests in improvised huts and coffin-like sleeping cubicles, a stark contrast to the luxury apartment complexes they build by day. Here they have made homes for themselves, complete with cosy pillows and even power from batteries they have foraged. Through raw, handheld images the film chronicles friendship, nostalgia and the uncompromising will to survive.
Bio: Ido Haar graduated from The Sam-Spiegel School for Film and Television in Jerusalem in 2002. His first documentary, Melting Siberia, was released in Israel.
