60 min
Anne-Marie Haller
Documentary
2007 - Palestine
Telling Strings shows the intense interplay of music and politics in Palestine. After the expulsion of the Palestinians and the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, the young Palestinian Elias Jubran stayed on in the place where he was born. As a result of the political situation, he and his family lived in total isolation. Music helped him to overcome this isolation and provided him with an escape. All four of his children have grown up in this environment permeated by politics and music, and have retained their connection to music in very different ways. This is a film about music, which draws its vitality largely from its closeness to the main characters and their different ways of life.
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