This film is an exhaustive three-hour exploration of the forces and ideas which compelled the creation of the state of Israel--the heroism, complexity, desperation, conflicts between Arabs and Jews, and ultimately the dilemmas and tragedy of the current situation.
Similar to Ari Shavitz' great book, "My Promised Land", this film takes the approach of interviewing people on all sides of this issue, and seeing the issue from different viewpoints. Even though it is a long film, there is no way that it could include every piece of this complex history. However, I think it does an amazing job of giving voice to all parties, and leaving one with an overall sense of what is going on in Israel and the occupied territories. There is great documentary footage which I had never seen before, and interviews with people like Amos Oz on the one hand; West Bank settlers, Palestinians displaced, etc.
This film is a powerful and informed contribution to the discussion of what is going on in the Middle East. It should be seen widely and discussed by everyone interested in getting a glimpse of the reality of what has made Israel what it is today.