Channels of Rage (2003)
"Arotzim Shel Za'am" (original title)

A documentary about two Israeli rap music performers, one Jewish (Kobi Shimoni, known as Subliminal) and the other Arab (Tamer Nafar, known as TN).

Director:

Anat Halachmi

Writer:

Anat Halachmi

Stars:

Kobi Shimoni, Yoav Eliasi, Tamer Nafar

Cast

Credited cast:
Kobi Shimoni	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yoav Eliasi	...	Himself
Tamer Nafar	...	Himself

Storyline

This documentary tells the story of the arms-length relationship between the Jewish-Israeli rapper Subliminal and the Arab-Israeli rapper Tamer Nafar. Both are pioneers in Israeli rap music, but from opposite ends of the political spectrum. Subliminal presents a nationalistic Jewish message against Arab violence and terrorism, while Tamer's songs are about Palestinian oppression under the Israeli occupation and the hardships of Arab-Israeli life within Israel.

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Plot Keywords:

jewish | rap | israeli arab | rap concert | israeli palestinian conflict | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Country:

Israel

Language:

Arabic Hebrew

Release Date:

3 April 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Channels of Rage

Filming Locations:

Haifa, Israel

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anat Halachmi Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmmaker Anat Halachmi worked on the film for two years with no funding before finally receiving some grant money.

User Reviews

Channels of Rage is not just a movie it's a phenomenon!

Is it even possible for young Israeli and Arab hip-hop musicians to be friends in times of the Intifada? Israeli filmmaker Anat Halachmi has examined this question in her documentary Channels of Rage, in which she introduces two rappers, Subliminal and Tamer.Israeli Subliminal is described in the local rap scene as 'the one who rediscovered Hebrew language'. Whilst, during the course of the film, he turn more and more patriotic, and are labelled extreme rightists. Arab-Israeli TN goes in his own direction. He starts rapping in Arabic instead of Hebrew and English in order to reach out to his own people, and becomes more involved in the Palestinian cause. Their paths separate but still remain interrelated. The Excellent movie shows an original angle of the Jewish-Arab relations. The movie draws a tragic portrait of two rappers. An apocalyptic frightening, and threatening vision that is coming upon all of us. Channels of Rage is not just a movie it's a phenomenon!.