Rachel
By Simone Bitton
Country: France
Languages: English, Hebrew, Arabic
Production year: 2008
Runtime: 01h40
Production company: Ciné-Sud Promotion
The film is an enquiry into the death of Rachel Corrie, a young American peace activist, crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in the Gaza Strip in March 2003, while she was trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home. It is also a cinematographic meditation on youth, idealism and political utopia.
Berlin 2009 – Forum
Tribeca 2009 – Panorama
Toronto 2009 – Hot Docs – Competition
Göteborg 2010 – Dokumentärt
