Must-see docu penetrates a Jenin refugee camp to follow several Palestinian children from laughing little kids in a theater group to grim actors on a grislier world stage.
In the end, the film is both a fitting elegy for Arna and the children she tried to help and a deeply disturbing warning about what will continue to breed within the occupied territories until peace is brought to Palestine.
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New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The film provides a rare glimpse into the other side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and serves as a chilling reminder that the hostilities aren't about to end anytime soon.
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New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The documentary takes no sides, but its bleak message is all too clear.
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Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
In contrast to the clueless media cliches about suicide bombers, this offers a comprehensive and comprehending portrait of what helps to produce them.