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The film opens with the re-discovery of a film from 1913 that documents a time in history that few people know about. I have often wondered what is the cause of this hatred between Jewish and Arab people?
The actors who portray the characters, Albert Antebi, a Sephardic Jew known as the Jewish "pasha", Ruhi al-Khaalidi, the scion of a Palestine family and Jerusalem's elected representative to the Ottoman Parliament, Khalil Sakdkini, a Christian schoolmaster and voice for Palestinian culture and Arthur Ruppin, a German Zionist who opens the Palestine Office to strategize the shape of a Jewish homeland that was to come are very authentic and speak in the native language.
I had to pay attention and read the subtitles. Normally, I really do not like films with subtitles. However, 1913 Seeds of Conflict has very interesting and historical information. The ending leaves you thinking about how something very small can trigger something very enormous.
I recommend this film for ages 12 to 18. The film meets the baseline KIDS FIRST! criteria and I rate it 4 out of 5 stars. Reviewed by Juanita S. KIDS FIRST! juror.
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