Eleven Days in May

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11 Days in May
Directed byMohammed Sawwaf
Michael Winterbottom
Release date
  • May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom

Eleven Days in May is a 2022 documentary that revolves around life in Gaza. Co-directed by Mohammed Sawwaf and Michael Winterbottom, Palestian and British filmmakers respectively, the film specifically focusses on an 11 day bombing campaign by Israel. [1] The aim of the film was to memorialize the children of Palestine who were killed. The documentary includes interviews from the families that were victims of the bombing. The film was given a 18 certificate since it showed the dead bodies of children. [2] [3] The film was distributed by Stalwart Revolution Films. [4]

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Review

Guardian wrote about the film, "The effect (of the film) is repetitive, relentless – much like the events themselves. It is a very bleak picture, something to be compared perhaps with Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell’s film Gaza about life under siege" [2] The Times wrote "It’s an 18-certificate horror show, but culled from real life." [1] The Telegraph rated it 5 out of 5 and write "Assembling a memorial to the dead is all this film is doing, and everything it needs to do. We’re not embroiled in disputing anything: in terms of what’s strictly on screen, there’s nothing to dispute" [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Maher, Kevin. "Eleven Days in May review — an incendiary but divisive documentary". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  2. 1 2 "Eleven Days in May review – heart-wrenching documentary on the grimness of life in Gaza". the Guardian. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  3. Safdar, Anealla. "Michael Winterbottom: 'This is a film we made for people in Gaza'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  4. Dalton2022-03-24T13:14:00+00:00, Ben. "Revolution Films to distribute Gaza documentary 'Eleven Days In May' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2022-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Robey, Tim (2022-05-05). "Eleven Days in May: a devastating tribute to 60 children killed in Gaza". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2022-05-10.