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RACHEL

By Simone BITTON

Documentary - Completed 2008

An enquiry into the life and death of Rachel Corrie, a young American peace activist, crushed by an Israeli tank in the Gaza Strip in March 2003. A cinematographic meditation on youth, idealism and political utopia.

- Year of production
- 2008
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- FRANCE, BELGIUM
- Languages
- ENGLISH, ARABIC
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 100 mn
- Director(s)
- Simone BITTON
- Writer(s)
- Simone BITTON
- ISAN
- 0000-0002-A7E1-0000-N-0000-0000-5
- Producer(s)
- Thierry LENOUVEL (CINE-SUD PROMOTION), Olivier DUBOIS (NOVAK PROD)
- Synopsis
- The film is an enquiry into the life and death of Rachel Corrie, a young American peace activist, crushed by an Israeli tank in the Gaza Strip in March 2003, while she was trying to prevent a Palestinian house from being destroyed. It is also a cinematographic meditation on youth, idealism and political utopia.
- Partners & financing
- Arte France Cinema, CNC, Region Ile-de-France, RTBF...
- Production schedule
- First print : November 2008 - World premiere : Berlin 2009
- Beginning of shooting
- May 01, 2007