Five Broken Cameras

Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements.

7.505

90 min

Cast

Emad Burnat

as Himself (Narrator)

Soraya Burnat

as Herself (Emad's wife)

Gibreel Burnat

as Himself (Emad's 4th son)

Mohammed Burnat

as Himself (Emad's 1st son)

Yasin Burnat

as Himself (Emad's 2nd son)

Taki-Ydin Burnat

as Himself (Emad's 3rd son)

Muhammad Burnat

as Himself (Emad's Father)

Intisar Burnat

as Herself (Emad's mother)

Bassem Abu-Rahma "Phil"

as Himself (Emad's friend)

Adeeb Abu-Rahma

as Himself (Emad's friend)

Ashraf Abu-Rahma "Daba"

as Himself (Emad's friend)

Eyad Burnat

as Himself (Emad's brother)

Riyad Burnat

as Himself (Emad's brother)

Khaled Burnat

as Himself (Emad's brother)

Jafar Burnat

as Himself (Emad's brother)

Yisrael Puterman

as Himself (Emad's friend)

Director

Guy Davidi

Emad Burnat