The Smile Of The Lamb

This interesting study of Jewish-Palestinian relations from the Israeli cinema opens as Houri, a military governor in charge of a West Bank village, decides to take decisive action against some local terrorists. He puts the rotting corpse of a dead donkey in the middle of the hot town square, hoping the stink will drive out hidden PLO members. Danon, a sympathetic Israeli doctor, takes the side of the Palestinians and deliberately disobeys Houri's orders by having the carcass removed. Kurtiz, a peculiar Arab hermit who lives in a cave outside the village, becomes friendly with Danon and the two build a close relationship. Danon is entertained by the stories Kurtiz ...