Ghost Hunting (film)

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Ghost Hunting
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Film poster
Directed by
Written byRaed Andoni
StarringRamzi Maqdisi
Release date
  • 12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) (Berlin)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryPalestine
LanguageArabic

Ghost Hunting is a 2017 Palestinian documentary film directed by [1] and starring Ramzi Maqdisi.[2] It was awarded the best documentary at the Berlinale 2017.[3] Also, it was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4][5]

Plot[]

Released Palestinian prisoners of Israel relive and recreate harrowing experiences from their time in Israeli detention facilities.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "'Ghost Hunting' ('Istiyad ashbah'): Film Review Berlin 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ^ Hankir, Zahra. "Palestinians exorcise ghosts of Israeli torture in haunting docudrama". Middle East Eye.
  3. ^ "Berlin Film Fest: Hungarian 'On Body And Soul' Wins Golden Bear – Complete Winners List". Deadline. 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Ghost Hunting: Palestinian film could be eligible for Oscar nomination". Palestine News Agency. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (31 August 2018). "Oscars: Palestine Selects 'Ghost Hunting' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ Dalton, Ben (30 August 2018). "Oscar foreign-language film race 2019: All the titles submitted so far". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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