The City of Borders
| Director: Yun Suh Year: 2009 Country: USA Rating: n/a Length: 66 minutes Language: English, Hebrew, and Arabic (with subs) Genre: Documentary |
In the heart of Jerusalem stands an unusual symbol of unity that defies generations of segregation, violence and prejudice: a gay bar called Shushan. City of Borders goes inside this vibrant underground sanctuary on the East/West border of the Holy City, where people of opposing nationalities, religions and sexual orientations create a community among people typically viewed as each other’s “enemy.”
City of Borders follows the daily lives of the Israeli bar owner and four Israeli and Palestinian patrons as they navigate the minefield of politics, religion and discrimination to live and love openly. Set against the construction of the separation wall between Israel and the Palestinian territories and the struggle for a gay pride parade in Jerusalem, these four inter-woven stories reveal the contradictions and complexity of the struggle for acceptance.
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Website: http://cityofborders.com/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUY8G4jjzrs
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