Hamlet Within
The director uncovers her grandfather Zvi Elpeleg's actions as military governor controlling Arab citizens after Israel's establishment. Family secrets emerge, merging personal and political. Zvi Elpe…
Hamlet Within
The director uncovers her grandfather Zvi Elpeleg's actions as military governor controlling Arab citizens after Israel's establishment. Family secrets emerge, merging personal and political. Zvi Elpeleg, the director's grandfather, was a military governor of the Arab citizens of Israel after the establishment of the State. The positive image Zvi presented slowly crumbles when the director reveals his true actions as a ruler in both his military and family life. As she uncovers a family secret, the personal and political merge, reflecting on one another. The film investigates the subject of control and draws a portrait of a country that has, and still is, constantly and obsessively, since its inception, dealing with controlling populations.
Hamlet Within
Drama
Film Details
The director uncovers her grandfather Zvi Elpeleg's actions as military governor controlling Arab citizens after Israel's establishment. Family secrets emerge, merging personal and political. Zvi Elpeleg, the director's grandfather, was a military governor of the Arab citizens of Israel after the establishment of the State.
The positive image Zvi presented slowly crumbles when the director reveals his true actions as a ruler in both his military and family life. As she uncovers a family secret, the personal and political merge, reflecting on one another. The film investigates the subject of control and draws a portrait of a country that has, and still is, constantly and obsessively, since its inception, dealing with controlling populations..