Netflix is still airing the Spanish documentary ‘Born in Gaza’, filmed shortly after the 2014 Gaza war.
A poetic, visually stunning tribute to the children who work, play, dream and survive in the world’s largest open air prison, this documentary examines how violence has transformed the lives of 10 Palestinian children.
It’s even worse in 2020. Let’s help it gets pushed up in popularity by watching it so it could become one of the top 10 most watched in a world where all mainstream media has turned a blind eye towards the suffering of children in Gaza.
This heartbreaking documentary must be seen, and must be watched. It’s a very powerful voice.
“Born in Gaza” shows the tragedy of the besieged Gaza Strip, which is constantly exposed to the aggression of the Israeli occupation.
The film conveys the tragedy through the eyes of the children of Gaza, which narrates the horrors of the war and its impact on everything in the Strip, from people and stones.
It provides an intimate, deep look – leaving aside political debates – of how violence transforms the lives of ten children. A deeply human vision of the war and its consequences.
The film ends three months after the end of the Israeli offensive, allowing us to see what has become of these children while highlighting their struggles to overcome the horrors suffered and regain some normalcy in their lives.
Through observational footage and interviews, Hernán Zin provides, with sensitivity, individual stories that go far beyond news coverage of the events and offer children the opportunity to be heard.
In doing so, he also provides space for dialogue and healing. ‘The situation is really complicated. We have a war every two years’, states 13 year old Mohamed. ‘I often think about our situation and I never see the end’.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81077863
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