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In the summer of 2002, Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon ordered the construction of a massive security wall, which would clearly define the border between Israel and Palestine and prevent Palestini... read more read more...an forces from easily entering Israeli territory. While the wall follows the nation's official borderlines, it cuts through neighborhoods, gardens, farmlands and others areas, serving as an ugly and divisive reminder of the ongoing conflict and ultimately trapping people on both sides within the barrier. Documentary filmmaker Simone Bitton, a Jew born in Morocco who identifies with both Israeli and Arab cultures, examines the long and costly process of building this fence in Wall (aka Mur), which offers a visual record of the barrier's emergence and features interview with the people who build it, as well as those forced to live in its shadow. Wall was screened as part of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Simone Bitton

Release Date: January 22, 2004

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DVD Release Date: November 22, 2005

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Janice Page
October 28, 2005
Janice Page, Boston Globe

Bitton poses the important questions, but too often she lets powerful responses get lost amid footage that lingers forever on some mundane location shot while interviews are happening mostly off camera. Full Review

Frank Scheck
October 5, 2005
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

While all this might have made for a potent short subject, the abstract visual monotony begins to wear thin shortly into the 98-minute running time.

Kenneth Turan
September 22, 2005
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

A deeply personal and unexpectedly poetic film. Full Review

Lisa Schwarzbaum
August 31, 2005
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

[A] stately, outraged partisan nonfiction film. Full Review

Andrew O'Hehir
August 26, 2005
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

An important human and artistic testament -- a calm meditation on something no one can consider calmly. Full Review

Kyle Smith
August 26, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post

[A] tedious left-wing documentary.

Elizabeth Weitzman
August 26, 2005
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

There's no denying the power of seeing two cultures standing so helplessly on opposite sides of a single fence. Full Review

Manohla Dargis
August 25, 2005
Manohla Dargis, New York Times

A film that considers hard-core political realities alongside agonizing personal truths. Full Review

Leslie Camhi
August 23, 2005
Leslie Camhi, Village Voice

Disturbing and compelling. Full Review

Lisa Nesselson
April 2, 2005
Lisa Nesselson, Variety

An eye-opener about the true dimensions -- both physical and mental -- of the barrier being built to divide Palestinian territories from Israel. Full Review

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