Promises
2001 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 7.5 · 88% critics
Documentarians travel to Israel to interview Palestinian and Israeli kids about what it’s like to grow up amid violence and religious and political extremism. The film focuses on their everyday views and culminates in a powerful day when children from both communities meet at a refugee camp.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-07-06
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (40 votes)
About
You’ll likely like Promises if you want an emotionally charged documentary about how conflict shapes young lives and offers brief moments of connection; Not for you if you prefer purely uplifting peace stories without the surrounding harsh realities of The Crash Reel or 5 Broken Cameras.
Pros: moving children’s perspectives; hopeful meeting moments; family-friendly impact | Cons: heavy conflict themes; perceived bias debates; unsettling propaganda context
Themes
- israel
- palestinian-israeli conflict
- muslim
- peace
- jerusalem
- arab
- woman director
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2002 · nominated
Cast & crew
- MA
Moishe Bar Am
as Self
- BG
B. Z. Goldberg
as Self
- SH
Sanabel Hassan
as Self
Directed by B. Z. Goldberg, Justine Shapiro, Carlos Bolado