Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
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Archival film maestro Göran Hugo Olsson has assembled—from a vast catalogue of footage in the vaults of Sweden’s national television service SVT—accounts of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as witnessed and represented by Swedish journalists. Stories of the beginning of the Israeli state interwoven with the Palestinian struggle for independence. News coverage with Yasser Arafat and interviews with Israeli foreign minister Abba Eban during a visit to Sweden unseen since first broadcast. From the tenth anniversary of Israel’s founding to the First Intifada, perspectives and encounters with statesmen, civilians, revolutionaries, and intellectuals tell the story from myriad angles of an evolving media landscape, revivifying a history of the ongoing conflict.
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 (2024) is a 3h 26min documentary feature film by Göran Olsson. Archival film maestro Göran Hugo Olsson has assembled—from a vast catalogue of footage in the vaults of Sweden’s...
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Festival History
- CPH:DOX 2025 generic
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2025 generic - Feature
- BFI London Film Festival 2024 generic
- Busan International Film Festival 2024 generic - Wide Angle – Documentary Showcase
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2024 generic
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2024 generic - World Focus
- Venice Film Festival 2024 generic
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| Wikidata | Q130395738 |
| IMDb | tt32909395 |
| TMDB | 1320386 |
