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"I want to create a different cinema that criticizes the Israeli politics and the occupation of the Palestinian territories," Yedaya said
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Reporting By Hadi Yahmid, IOL Correspondent
CANNES,
France, May 23 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Famed Israeli
director Keren Yedaya, who was awarded Saturday, May 22, the Golden
Camera of the Cannes Film Festival, dedicated her prestigious award to
the Palestinian people and other peoples who struggle under the yoke
of slavery.
U.S.
writer and director Michael Moore was also basking in the glow of
winning the festival’s top prize for his virulently anti-Bush
documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11".
Yedaya
used her award acceptance speech to lash out at the Israeli occupation
troops, saying they humiliatingly enslave three million Palestinians.
The
talented filmmaker also dedicated the honor to all world peoples, who
have not been emancipated from slavery.
Her
"Mon Tresor" film was jointly produced by a French and
Israeli company, and was financed by the Film Project of the
Rabinowitz Tel Aviv Fund and the cable companies' "Films From
Here" project.
She
told France’s Le Monde newspaper on Saturday that she
had frequently refused to cooperate with the state-run Israeli
television, saying it introduces cinema "dressed in a military
suit".
"I
want to create a different cinema that criticizes the Israeli politics
and the occupation of the Palestinian territories," she said.
The
focus of Yedaya’ film is 17-year-old Or, the daughter of Ruthie, a
prostitute, who provided for her only daughter in a merciless life
before falling victim to a mental illness.
The
two live together in a small Tel Aviv apartment, and most of the film
describes their routine, in which Or cares for her ailing mother and
works as a dishwasher in a restaurant, and cleans the stairwell of the
building where they live to earn enough money to pay rent.
But
hard times forced her to follow the lead of her mother to make a
living, though she had tried in vain to help mother out of the callous
and dirty career.
Palme
D’Or To Iraqi Children
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Moore said Bush and his administration "have been out of control" and Americans are responsible for that (AFP)
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For
his part, Moore also dedicated his Palme D’Or to all "the
children in America and around the world who have suffered from our
actions".
His
applauded documentary savages U.S. President George W. Bush for his
invasion of oil-rich Iraq.
It
was the first documentary to win the prestigious award in 29 years,
reported Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Moore,
who has accused the White House of seeking to
block the film's release in the U.S., had to wait until a long standing
ovation died down to accept the prize.
"What
have you done? I'm completely overwhelmed by this. Merci," a
jubilant Moore told the Cannes audience.
"You
have to understand, the last time I was on an awards stage, in
Hollywood, all hell broke loose," he recalled.
The
nine jury members this year include only one French - actress
Emmanuelle Beart - and four Americans, including jury president
Quentin Tarantino.
Speaking
at a news briefing following the festival, Moore said he does not know
whether his movie would have an impact on the U.S. elections.
"But
these people [Bush and his officials] have been out of control from
the get-go and we as Americans have been responsible for letting that
happen."
The
two-hour documentary, which got its worldwide
premiere at Cannes last Monday, May 17, starts with the incredulity created by
Bush's ascension to the presidency four years ago, then moves on to
the 9/11 attacks before looking at the invasion of Iraq and the pain
it is causing in that country and in the U.S.
All
of it is told with Moore’s folksy narrative and deft juxtaposition
of images and music to get his view across with humor and the
occasional shock.
It
touches on the Bush family's ties to the family of Saudi-born al-Qaeda
leader Osama bin Laden.
The
collapse of the U.S. case that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction,
the deaths and disillusionment of U.S. soldiers have also been
featured.
The
film includes reports of Bush’s links to Saudi oil money and
humiliation of Iraqi prisoners -- even though Moore shows nothing as
damning as the torture photos
that have recently come to light.
It
features, as well, footage of Bush on vacation, staring blankly or
frequently misspeaking to provide amusement.
Moore,
50, is also a best-selling author who wrote "Downsize This!
Random Threats from an Unarmed American," "Stupid White
Men" and "Dude Where's My Country?"
The
books attack business executives and politicians, especially Bush,
whom he accuses of stealing the 2000 election and mishandling the U.S.
response to the 9/11 attacks.
His
other documentary films include "The Big One" and
"Bowling for Columbine," the Oscar-winning documentary about
the Columbine, Colorado, school shootings in which Moore slams the
U.S. gun lobby.
Moore
used his Oscar winning speech on March 23, 2003, to launch a diatribe
on Bush, saying that "fictitious election" results in "fictitious
presidents ".
