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Smile and the World Will Smile Back (S)

Original title: Im tekhayekh, ha'Olam yekhayekh elekha
Year: 2014
Running time: 20 min.
Country: Palestine
Director: Ehab Tarabieh
Screenwriter: Yoav Gross, Ehab Tarabieh
Cast: Documentary
Cinematography: Abdelkarim al-Haddad, Ahmad al-Haddad, Diaa al-Haddad, Shada al-Haddad
Producer: B'Tselem
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: One cold December night, soldiers come up to the Haddad home in the Palestinian town of Hebron and knock on the door. They've come to search the house. Diaa, the teenage son, reaches for the family's video camera. As the search unfolds, a strange power struggle evolves, pitting gun against camera. The night grows colder, and the soldiers take Diaa outside and order him to face the wall - they won't leave until he stops smiling.

Awards: 2015: European Film Awards: Nominated for Best Short Film

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Smile and the World Will Smile Back (S)

2014

Ehab Tarabieh