The Color of Olives

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The Color of Olives
Directed by Carolina Rivas
Produced by Daoud Sarhandi
Starring Hani Amer
Monira Amer
and their 6 children
Cinematography Daoud Sarhandi
Editing by Daoud Sarhandi
Distributed by Arab Film Distribution (U.S.)
Release date(s) July 12, 2006 (U.S.)
Running time 97 minutes
Language Arabic
Budget $32,000
IMDb profile

The Color of Olives (Arabic: لون الزيتون‎, transliteration: Lawn al-Zaytoon) is a documentary film that captures moments from the lives of a Palestinian family.

The Color of Olives was filmed in Masha, a Palestinian village 15 miles from Tel Aviv. Mexican directory Carolina Rivas focuses on a Palestinian family of eight, headed by Hani Amer and his wife Monira.

The village has been disrupted by construction of the wall separating Israel from the West Bank. The Amer's home is now separated from their orange and olive groves by electrified fences, a military road and a checkpoint. Rivas shows how Hani and his children wait patiently each morning for soldiers to unlock the gate to allow Hani to go to work and the children to get to their school.

The Color of Olives was shot using only natural light.

In the United States, the movie opened in New York at the Two Boots Pioneer Theater in the East Village. It was shown with English subtitles.

  • Catsoulis, Jeannette. (2006, July 12). A Wall Runs Through It: One Palestinian Family's Tale. The New York Times, p. B7


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