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Yacoub

Directed by Beverly Shaffer
Canada, 1992 (documentary / children's, 27 minutes, colour, English / Hebrew)
Also known as "Children of Jerusalem - Yacoub"
Yacoub
Image: © National Film Board of Canada
Video (National Film Board of Canada)

Film Description:
"A portrait of nine-year-old Yacoub, a Palestinian who lives in the Christian quarter of Jerusalem. He studies English and French at school, and enjoys shopping at outdoor markets and helping at his uncle's falafel shop. He'd like to be free to go out and play with his friends without his parents worrying about his safety. As we accompany him in his daily activities, we see how his life is affected by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Produced by: Beverly Shaffer, Colin Neale
Film Editing: Sidonie Kerr
Music: Ibrahim Naddaf
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
(sources)

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