Eleven Days in May

classified 18 (CTBA) S

part of Bristol Palestine Film Festival 2022

Film

Please note: This was screened in Dec 2022

Director
Michael Winterbottom, Mohammad Sawaf
Cast
Kate Winslet
Details
85 mins, & Subtitled, 2022, UK
Primary language
Arabic
“The film is a very simple act of remembrance. It is easy to hear about a war in a far off country and not worry too much about it. This film tries to give the children, and the families who grieve for them, a voice. If people hear their stories, perhaps they will not be forgotten. If we can imagine ourselves in their place, we can understand that war is never a solution, it is always the problem.” - Michael Winterbottom, co-director

For 11 days in May 2021, Gaza was bombed by Israel, which resulted in over 260 fatalities – at least 67 were children. Through a collection of interviews, co-directors Mohammed Sawwaf and Michael Winterbottom portray the individual loss and sorrow of families and friends who lost their children in the bombing.

Narrated by Kate Winslet and with music by Max Richter, Eleven Days in May is an unvarnished visual diary, focusing on the children who lost their lives, their hobbies, and their dreams, giving the grieving families a voice.


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