How I Learned to Overcome My Fear and Love Arik Sharon

Eich Hifsakti L'fahed V'lamadeti L'ehov et Arik Sharon

Avi Mograbi, Israel, 1997

61 mins

7 / 10 (92)

Documentary

Synopsis

As the elections approach, director Avi Mograbi sets out to make a documentary film about Israel’s most maligned politician, Arik Sharon. To his surprise, Mograbi discovers that Sharon is warm and friendly, and completely different from the man he thought him to be.

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Known for his unwavering commitment to cultural and political justice in the Middle East, award-winning Israeli filmmaker Avi Mograbi turns his lens on infamous politician Arik Sharon. A satirical mockumentary-turned-melodrama that reveals the quixotic proximity nature of opposing political views.

How I Learned to Overcome My Fear and Love Arik Sharon

Eich Hifsakti L'fahed V'lamadeti L'ehov et Arik Sharon

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