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The Color of Olives ( Arabic : لون الزيتون , Lawn al-Zaytoon ) is a 2006 political documentary film. It was originally distributed by Arab Film Distribution , produced by Daoud Sarhandi, and directed by Carolina Rivas. The film depicts one Palestinian family, the Amers, living in the West Bank . The documentary was filmed in Masha , a Palestinian village 15 miles from Tel Aviv , that is separated by the West Bank wall . Hani Amer, a Palestinian farmer, refused to vacate his house and land his ancestors cultivated for generations. So, his wife and six children were punished through the construction of Israeli military fences, walls and barricades. The Color of Olives follows the Amers' everyday work routine and struggles; little dialogue is spoken, although the family is often quoted by Rivas in intertitles that appear on-screen throughout the film. 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. Between 2006 and 2008, The Color of Olives won a number of awards: 2008. In 2024, the film was remastered by Daoud Sarhandi, and redistributed by Watermelon Pictures .
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2006 Israel film The Color of Olives ( , 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 .
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2006 Israeli film The Color of Olives ( , 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 director Carolina Rivas focuses on a Palestinian family of eight, headed by Hani and Monira Amer.Recently a wall has been completed and is now separating Israel from the West Bank .Because of the wall Hani has had his orange and olive groves separated by electrified fences, a military road and a checkpoint.In Rivas' film it shows how Hani and his children wait patiently each morning for soldiers to unlock the gate so that Hani can go to work and his children can 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 .
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2006 Palestinian film The Color of Olives ( , Lawn al-Zaytoon ) is a 2006 political documentary film, distributed by Arab Film Distribution , produced by Daoud Sarhandi and directed by Carolina Rivas .It depicts the Palestinian family, the Amers, living in the West Bank .The documentary was filmed in Masha , a Palestinian village 15 miles from Tel Aviv , that was separated by the West Bank wall .Hani Amer, a Palestinian farmer, refused to vacate the land his ancestors cultivated for generations, and–along with his wife and six children–became flanked by Israeli military checkpoints and barricades.The Color of Olives follows the Amers' everyday work routine and struggles; little dialogue is spoken though the family is often quoted by Rivas. 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 .
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