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Release Date:
January 2, 1991
Original Title:
Izkor: Slaves of Memory
Alternate Titles:
Izkor - Sklaven der Erinnerung
Izkor, sklavoi tis mnimis
Izkor: Les esclaves de la mémoire
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
France | Germany | Israel | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 97
Izkor is about the orchestration of memory. The film shows how school children of all ages in Israel are taught to pay tribute to their nation's past. It keenly observes how some memories are even physically conditioned into the future generations. "One of the most truly, most intelligent, most terrible and sharpest films about Israeli society. A film on memory and politics: this is the way that Israeli society exploits its myths to train people to have no doubts or remorse, creating the soldiers of the future wars." (Tom Segev - Haaretz)
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