Film Studies: Ghost Hunting 18
Winner of the prestigious Silver Bear for Best Documentary at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival, Palestinian filmmaker Raed Andoni’s powerful feature is a hybrid of documentary, fiction and experimental film, interspersed with lyrical and beautifully rendered animated sequences.
Gathering together a group of survivors from the infamous Al-Moscobiya prison, Israel’s main interrogation centre, Andoni asks them to recreate the physical space of the jail – a place he was also detained as a teenager. As they build, together they confront their experiences of incarceration and torture.
A boldly personal and uncompromisingly political work,Ghost Hunting explores the ethics and meaning of re-enactment, questioning the complicity of both filmmaker and viewer in this provocative and cathartic experiment.
"A daring and shocking film, made with fine
cinematic judgement" - Ken Loach
"A major cinematic achievement, powerful and compelling" - Mike
Leigh
*This film has not been rated by the BBFC, therefore we cannot allow entry to those under 18.
Presented in association with Sheffield Hallam University.
- Director
- Raed Andoni
- Year
- 2017
- Duration
- 1 hour 34 minutes
- Language
- Arabic with English Subtitles
- Cast
- Ramzi Maqdisi
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