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The 1957 Transcripts

Degel shahor
Ayelet Heller
Israel
2024
75 min
International Premiere
Frontlight
Festival history

On 29 October 1956, 49 residents of the Palestinian village of Kafr Qasim were murdered in cold blood by soldiers of the Israeli Border Police. The victims were men and women returning from their work in the fields outside the village, as well as children. They were killed because they were unaware that the curfew had unexpectedly been brought forward by an hour on that day. As they returned home, they were mowed down without mercy.

The 1957 Transcripts unravels the background, execution and consequences of the massacre. It features the testimonies of survivors, historians and the journalist who brought the massacre to light three days later, and includes a re-enactment of the military trial of 11 of the soldiers involved.

The reconstruction is based on recently released transcripts of the trial. In court, the soldiers said they were only following the orders of their superiors (ā€œcarrying out the order required killingā€). Moreover, the film also reveals a political plan of ethnic cleansing. The outcome of the trial is shocking to anyone who believes in justice.

Credits
Director
Production
    Osnat Trabelsi ,
    Trabelsi Productions
Sound
Sound Design
Music
    Lior Perla,
    Bentsi Gafni
    Lior Perla,
    Bentsi Gafni
Involved TV Channel
    Yes Docu
    Yes Docu
World Sales
    First Hand Films
    First Hand Films
Screening copy
    First Hand Films
    First Hand Films

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