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Välkommen till Hebron (Welcome to Hebron)

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Title of the film Original title: Välkommen till Hebron
English title: Welcome to Hebron
Hungarian title: Üdvözöljük Hebronban!

Production and shooting info Country of the production: Sweden - se
Year of production: 2007
Year of shooting: 0000
Length of the film: 55 min
Colouring: colour
Standard format: Beta SP
Recording format: HDV
Original language: svéd
 Hebrew
 Arabic
 English
Language of subtitle: English

Description of the content The documentary Welcome to Hebron! was filmed during more than three years. The 17-years old Leila Sarsour is the main character of the film. She is a student at the Al-Qurtuba-school, a Palestinian girlschool surrounded by Israeli military installations and settlements. Leila is a Moslem girl, but she does not fit the widespread western stereotype, characterizing Arab women as weak and victimized. Leila is strong, intelligent, outspoken and have her own idea of a daily life free from oppression and violence.

Credits Director: Terje Carlsson
Producer: Terje Carlsson
Cinematographer: Terje Carlsson
Editor: Josef Nyberg
Sound: Ola Eliasson
Assistant director: Christine Chamoun
Main character: Leila Sarsour

Company / Institution Production: Ekedalen Produktion
Distributor: Mercury Media

Ethnicity and locality Etnic group: Jewish
 Palestinian
Continent: Near East
Country: Israel - il
Location
 (City, village, region, mountains, etc.): Hebron

Tipology Type: non-fiction film
Form: documentary film

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Keyword: way of living
 identity
 hit
 young people

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