On the Objection Front
20051h 3m
Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- Israel
About
When does an individual’s conscience require disobedience? At what price, to oneself and one’s country?
A film documenting the story of the Israeli refusnik-movement and interviews some of its protagonists. This timely documentary interweaves the stories of six soldiers who, after years of loyal reserve duty and annual active combat, find they can no longer countenance serving in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. They become "refusniks" - an action that puts them at odds with deeply held national values and has devastating consequences in their own lives. In the film, six of the signers of the original "Combatants’ Letter" reveal the untenable combat experiences that led to their decision, the public outcry it provoked and the price they continue to pay for refusing to serve - including isolation, family ostracism and imprisonment. Winner, Ecumenical Jury Prize, Berlin Film Festival
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Shiri Tsur
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Mar 10, 2005
- Studio
- Velvet Production
If you like this
Five Broken Cameras
20117.5
Father Soldier Son
20206.5
Come See Me in the Good Light
20257.1
To Kill a Tiger
20237.6
A Toxic Love Story
20266.4
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
20227.2
I Am Heath Ledger
20177.4
The Curse of the Dragon
19937.2
Human Flow
20176.9
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
20037.0
Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists
20116.6
My Mom Jayne
20257.9
Seduced and Abandoned
20136.2
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
20196.5
2000 Meters to Andriivka
20258.1
Fuck
20066.4
35 Up
19917.6
The Green Prince
20147.1
Heart of a Dog
20156.5
Directed by John Ford
19717.0
Similar
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
20238.0
Promised Lands
2021
Guy Hircefeld: A Guy with a Camera
2018
An Oppressed People Is Always Right
19767.0
The Day Israel Attacked America
2014
The Tank and the Olive Tree, Another History of Palestine
20197.9
Ghada: Songs of Palestine
2006
Death of an Idealist
2005
Intifada: Road to Freedom
1988
Objector
20198.5
Gaza Calling
2012
War Photographer
20017.5
West of the Jordan River
20185.6
Rachel: An American Conscience
2005
Aisheen (Still Alive in Gaza)
20106.6
No Other Land
20248.0
Holy Land: Startup Nations
20175.0
Discordia
2004
Unspoken
Movie