WJFF Presents: The Law in These Parts

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Dir. Ra’anan Alexandrovicz (101min, Israel/USA/Germany, 2012)
Hebrew and Arabic with English Subtitles
Documentary
Mid-Atlantic Premiere

In the aftermath of the 1967 War, Israel faced a complex problem of how to properly administer the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Carefully examining the shape and intricacies of the military law system enacted, director Ra’anan Alexandrowicz puts the architects of the legal structure on the witness stand. Their articulate, eloquent, and occasionally critical consideration of the system they crafted and enforced throws into sharp relief one of Israel’s greatest moral quandaries.

Winner - 2012 World Cinema Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival
Winner - 2012 Special Jury Award, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Winner - 2012 Special Jury Prize, Hotdocs
Winner - 2011 Best Documentary, Jerusalem Film Festival
Nominee - 2012 Ophir (Israeli Oscar)