CinemaOSMovie · 2007 · 0h 52m

Rafah - Chronicles of a city in the Gaza Strip

Documentary

Rafah is located in the southern Gaza Strip. It’s a city cut in two by the Philadelphia Road, a security corridor between Sinai and Gaza. It’s destiny changed during the night of 12 September 2005, when the Israeli army withdrew from the Gaza Strip. The Israelis evacuated the Philadelphia Road and the colonies surrounding the city disappeared. But Rafah would never emerge from its chaos. Rafah is the hub of arms trafficking between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Since the Israeli withdrawal, these arms have contributed to the bloody wars between families. After the Hamas victory at the legislative elections, the city sank into a major economic crisis. On 25 June, 2006, Israeli corporal Gilad Shalit was abducted by Palestinian militants using a tunnel dug from Rafah. In reprisal, Tsahal shelled the houses of arms dealers located along the Philadelphia Road. By 12 September, 2006, a year after the withdrawal, all hopes of rebirth had died.

Directed byStéphane Marchetti, Alexis Monchovet

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 52m
Language
FR
Released
June 3, 2007
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Play ProdSystem TV

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Creative team
Directed by
Stéphane Marchetti
Stéphane Marchetti
Alexis Monchovet
Written by
Sébastien Mesquida
Stéphane Marchetti
Stéphane Marchetti

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