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Masafer Yatta is not in Gaza, but theintensification of violencethere doesnt come as a surprise.
That shooting is not the only onscreen casualty we witness inNo Other Land, either.
People die over the course of this picture.
Basel Adra is a trained lawyer who has spent pretty much his entire life under the specter of expulsion.
(Early videos show his father getting arrested by authorities for protesting Israels incursions into their community.)
Yuval Abraham is an Israeli investigative journalist from nearby Beer Sheva.
Neither man is coy about identifying as an activist.
Despite their shared politics, Adra is wary of Abraham at first.
How can we remain friends when you come here?
It could be your brother or friend who destroyed my home.
Presented here, it makes the heartbreak of this reality that much more palpable.
Elsewhere, Abraham and Adra talk about whether they will ever get to start families.
In that sense, perhaps the greatest achievement ofNo Other Landlies in the way it compresses time.
Adra chuckles, gently chiding his friend for his impatience and his need to effect change immediately.
This is a story of power, Adra reflects.
Not just in terms of who wields it, but in how its exercised and understood.
The German culture minister, Claudia Roth, applauded their speech.
Which should come as some surprise.
Are these companies holding back out of budgetary reasons, out of cowardice, out of political disagreement?
