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The Ruins of Lifta

20161h 10mMenachem Daum,Oren Rudavsky
IMDb 7.3 · Rotten Tomatoes 100% · Metacritic 71

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Lifta, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, is the only Arab village abandoned in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that has not been completely destroyed or repopulated by Jews. Its ruins are now threatened by an Israeli development plan that would convert it into an upscale Jewish neighborhood. Filmmaker Menachem Daum – an Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn – sets out to discover the story behind the headlines.

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Palestinian-israeli Conflict

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What is The Ruins of Lifta (2016) about?

Lifta, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, is the only Arab village abandoned in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that has not been completely destroyed or repopulated by Jews. Its ruins are now threatened by an Israeli development plan that would convert it into an upscale Jewish neighborhood. Filmmaker Menachem Daum – an Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn – sets out to discover the story behind the headlines.

How long is The Ruins of Lifta?

The Ruins of Lifta has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2016.

Is The Ruins of Lifta worth watching?

The Ruins of Lifta holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 100. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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