The Settlers (NYFF 2016)

Shimon Dotan
Part of

54th New York Film Festival

September 30 - 11, 2016

Shimon Dotan’s film takes a good, hard look at the world of the Israeli settlers on the West Bank: the way they live, the worldview that many of them share, and, most crucially, the relaxed attitude of the Israeli government to their presence since the first settlements in the aftermath of the Six-Day War.

DIRECTOR
Shimon Dotan
YEAR
2016
COUNTRY
France / Canada / Israel
RUNTIME
106 minutes

Shimon Dotan’s film takes a good, hard look at the world of the Israeli settlers on the West Bank: the way they live, the worldview that many of them share, and, most crucially, the relaxed attitude of the Israeli government toward their presence since the first settlements in the aftermath of the Six-Day War. Dotan lays out the facts with extraordinary care and lucidity, and allows us to see the progression of actions and reactions that led to the current volatile situation, one small step at a time. Perhaps the greatest astonishment of this generally astonishing film is the casual zealotry and racism, and the apparently untroubled certainty, of many of the settlers themselves.

Catch a free talk with director Simon Dotan and more Spotlight on Documentary filmmakers at NYFF Live: Documentary Panel on 10/11 at 7:00pm.

The Settlers (NYFF 2016)
The Settlers (NYFF 2016)
The Settlers (NYFF 2016)

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