An exhaustive explanation of how the military occupation of an invaded territory occurs and its consequences, using as a paradigmatic example the recent history of Israel and the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, from 1967, when the Six-Day War took place, to the present day; an account by filmmaker Avi Mograbi enriched by the testimonies of Israeli army veterans.
Direction
Mograbi's deadpan framing lets soldiers hang themselves with their own words.
Editing
The manual structure turns history into a how-to of horror.
Writing
The 'abbreviated manual' conceit is brutally effective satire.
Director
Avi Mograbi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mograbi is part of a small but vocal tradition of Israeli 'refusenik' filmmakers including Yehuda Ne'eman and Eyal Sivan.
The film's theatrical release was blocked in several Israeli cinemas; Mograbi responded by screening it in occupied West Bank villages.
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