Ramleh

A timely and powerful look at the ideological, cultural and political conflicts in contemporary Israel, this documentary profiles four seemingly disparate women residing in the town of Ramleh. Located in the heartland of Israel, this former Palestinean territory serves as a microcosm of the beliefs, biases and conflicts of women living in the country today. Filmed between the general elections in 1999 and the 2001 elections, Ramleh demonstrates the profound cultural and political divisions barring people from living together as a united community, as well as it reveals how their political landscape helped sow the seeds of the intifada in 2000. (DOK.fest München)