Shot against the austere landscape of Israel's Judean desert, these three taut short films explore the conflicts that divide Israelis and the Bedouin nomads who've wandered this land for centuries.
In the first, "Black Spot," a fuel truck driven by two Israelis (Zevik Raz, Moshe Ivgi) is barreling down a lonely strip of desert highway when it strikes and kills a Bedouin youngster. Instead of going for help, the drivers move the boy's lifeless body to the side of the road and try to make a run for it. But by the time they get the truck started, the drivers are surrounded by a band of Bedouin men. The drivers are certain they're about to be butchered, but the...
Released:
2000
Rated:
NR
Length:
87 mins