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Forgiveness (2006)

Original title: Mechilot

2006-08-08 · 1h 37m · EN
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On April 9, 1948, a Jewish militia entered the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin and killed over 100 villagers. Soon after, a mental hospital was built on the ruins. The first patients to be committed were Holocaust survivors. A legend says that to this day, the survivors have been communicating with the ghosts of the village. Forgiveness tells the story of David Adler, a 20-year old American-Israeli who decides to move back to Israel, only to find himself committed to a mental institution that sits on the ruins of a Palestinian village called Deir Yassin. Flashbacks and flashforwards reveal the events that led up to his hospitalization.

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Itay TiranItay TiranDavidClara KhouryClara KhouryLilaMoni MoshonovMoni MoshonovJakoovMakram J. KhouryMakram J. KhouryTamara MansourTamara MansourGregory J. LucasGregory J. LucasEli EltonyoEli EltonyoRyan P. ShrimeRyan P. ShrimeIdit TepersonIdit Teperson

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What is Forgiveness about?

On April 9, 1948, a Jewish militia entered the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin and killed over 100 villagers. Soon after, a mental hospital was built on the ruins. The first patients to be committed were Holocaust survivors. A legend says that to this day, the survivors have been communicating with the ghosts of the village. Forgiveness tells the story of David Adler, a 20-year old American-Israeli who decides to move back to Israel, only to find himself committed to a mental institution that sits on the ruins of a Palestinian village called Deir Yassin. Flashbacks and flashforwards reveal the events that led up to his hospitalization.

How long is Forgiveness?

Forgiveness has a runtime of 97 minutes.