September 22, 1997
Release Date

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A Plate of Sardines (1997)

Name: A Plate of Sardines
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-09-22

17m

Running Time

September 22, 1997
Release Date

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Plot.

A man recollects the conflict in the middle east through his personal memory. In this short documentary, Amiralay reflects on the first time he heard of Israel. Through recorded conversations with filmmaker Mohamed Malas, both Amiralay and Malas share their own unique stories and experiences about Israel and Israeli occupation. In the company of fellow Syrian filmmaker Mohammad Malas, the ground-breaking director Omar Amiralay revisits the ruins of the destroyed Golan village of Quneytra, occupied by Israel and then abandoned following the 1973 war.

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Cast & Crew.

Mohammad Malas

Himself

Omar Amiralay

Director / Writer

Philippe Cosson

Producer

Étienne Carton de Grammont

Cinematographer

Dominique Pâris

Editor

Details.

Release Date
September 22, 1997

Original Name
Le plat de sardines

Status
Released

Running Time
17m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-13

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A Plate of Sardines (Arabic: طبق السردين) is a Syrian documentary film by the director Omar Amiralay. In it, Amiralay tells the story of how he first heard of Israel. In the documentary, he controversially criticized the Israeli and Syrian governments, the latter of which banned the film.