Everlasting Lament
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Plach na vsye vremena (ru)
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Plach na vsye vremena (ru)
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| Year | 2024 |
| Director(s) | Bardin Garri |
| Studio(s) | Stayer |
| Language(s) | (wordless) |
| Genre(s) | Politics Religion |
| Animation Type(s) | Digital 3D Puppet |
| Length | 00:05:13 |
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Description:
A symbolic film about Jews and their resilience in front of the Western Wall, dedicated to the events of Oct 7, 2023.
The director's description from the above link:
My position is based on a very simple phrase: "Thou shalt not kill!" And that's the idea behind the upcoming film. It's called "Everlasting Lament". It's about Jews, their difficult fate, and how they find a way out of a situation, when everyone around them hates them, yet they live in defiance!
The film was mostly funded through crowdfunding on planeta.ru.
DISCUSSION
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The YouTube description says that it wasn't accepted to any film festivals, with the implication that it was because of political reasons. I think that could well be part of the reason, since the Israeli cause is currently rather controversial, to put it mildly. But part of it could be that it's a very simple film that simplifies a rather complex issue. Of course, you could say that the whole job description of art (or at least, a certain kind of art) is to simplify complex issues, but perhaps this particular simplification simply didn't resonate with any of the film festival curators, and even Bardin's name was not enough to overcome that.
It also requires some familiarity with history and cultural traditions that not everybody has.