Jenin, Jenin
A searing Palestinian documentary gathers firsthand accounts of the violence and devastation surrounding the 2002 Jenin confrontations.
Overview
A haunting exploration of conflict and resilience in a war-torn city.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- urgent
- confrontational
- historical study
- political documentary viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Residents of Jenin recount the 2002 confrontations and their consequences through direct personal testimony.
Palestinian witnesses describe the Jenin events from within the occupied West Bank community.
The 54-minute form focuses tightly on the deadly 2002 confrontations and their human aftermath.
The documentary records Palestinian accounts of a highly disputed episode in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
Films like Jenin, Jenin, and why
5 Broken Cameras
political documentary filmmaking centered on civilian testimony and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The Road to Jenin
first-person documentary witness to Palestinian life under occupation and military pressure
The Act of Killing
urgent conflict documentary using testimony to examine violence, memory, and contested historical narratives
Movie Details
- Director
- Mohammad Bakri
- Release Date
- 2003-03-03
- Runtime
- 54 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (15)
Common questions
- What is Jenin, Jenin about?
- A searing Palestinian documentary gathers firsthand accounts of the violence and devastation surrounding the 2002 Jenin confrontations.
- What is Jenin, Jenin like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jenin, Jenin as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Jenin, Jenin violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Jenin, Jenin as graphic.
- Which films are like Jenin, Jenin?
- Films with a similar feel include 5 Broken Cameras, The Road to Jenin, and The Act of Killing.
- How long is Jenin, Jenin?
- Jenin, Jenin runs 54 minutes.
