Rabin, the Last Day

Synopsis

“How much blood must be shed upon a piece of sacred land before it can no longer be deemed “sacred”? Few people have explored this self-perpetuating cycle of violence from as humanistic a perspective as Amos Gitai, an Israeli filmmaker of profound importance. (…) Frequently horrifying and never less than absorbing, “Rabin, the Last Day” is a meticulously observant portrait of a broken society. (…) Yet the most unsettling footage in the film, by far, is real. (…) What will haunt me, above all, is the footage of Rabin himself, fearlessly facing a crowd of dissenters and preaching what he believed to be truths: that the risks he proposed are ones worth taking in order to achieve peace. (…) With America more divided than ever, and millions of Syrian refugees in dire need of aid, Rabin’s sobering wisdom resonates louder than any number of gunshots.” (Matt Fagerholm, rogerebert.com)

Around The World in 14 Films 2016, presented by Knut Elstermann – in attendance of director Amos Gitai

With the support of the Israeli Embassy