Ruben Provencio I think it's a unique documentary. Offers a glimpse of the reality of the lives of some of the more marginated Palestinian communities throughout Palestine. Watching this movie will definitely change your thoughts on the current situation.It's a very "down to earth" documentary. It shows some the inner thoughts and struggles of a man from Bi'lin.

lauren In Western media we are usually only exposed to the Israeli side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This documentary provides the viewer with a glimpse into the Palestinian side. Emad Burnat is a Palestinian farmer living in Bil'in, a small village close to the West Bank. The land his family has farmed for generations is being slowly encroached upon by settlements the Israelis are building in the West Bank. He purchases his first camera to capture the birth and childhood of his youngest son. Along with his son's childhood he captures the building of a wall that cuts through the village's olive groves and the violence that befalls the villagers as they use nonviolent protest against the taking of their land by the Israeli government. The title of the documentary gets its name from the fact that Burnat has five different cameras destroyed in one way or another by Israeli soldiers as he films what is happening to his village. I highly recommend this documentary so that one at least knows what the side often unseen in this conflict endures.

tuco73 I think every one should watch this documentary. This is by far a more deserving effort, than the movie on slavery. It involved the life of its brave director and his close relatives, it should deserve more success, widespread diffusion and acknowledgement than the celebrated and triumphant 12 Years Slave. Only problem this is not a healed wound we can now look back with detached feelings and condemn it as we have done with the American slavery. This is happening right now. This is about Israeli becoming violent masters over the poor and helpless Palestinians in a small village which the extremists in power have decided to turn into a new Jewish settlement area. The story is just incredible and it is a real punch in your stomach. It is unbelievable that the once prosecuted are now the worst prosecutors. And the whole world just seems to turn his head away. All Israeli cultivated and reasonable people should watch it, because one day no one will be able to say: we didn't know... A must see.

Red-125 5 Broken Cameras (2011) is a Palestinian documentary film directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi. The movie is narrated by Emad Burnat, who films life and strife in his village in the occupied West Bank.Living in an occupied territory will always be frustrating and, at times, humiliating. However, the major issue that the film follows is the building of huge Israeli "settlements" in the occupied territory. (The "settlements" look like large, fortress-like, apartment complexes.)Although we have all seen footage of Palestinians throwing rocks, and Israeli soldiers responding with teargas and rubber bullets, Burnat films less dramatic instances of nonviolent resistance by Palestinian villagers. As a participant-observer, Burnat is himself vulnerable. He was seriously injured in one skirmish. The title "Five Broken Cameras" refers to Burnat's own cameras, which were smashed during confrontations with Israeli soldiers. (Some of the cameras were purposely destroyed, while others were hit by rubber bullets.)Whatever your position is about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it's useful to see a film that presents the Palestinian perspective. We saw this movie at Rochester's Little Theatre as part of the excellent Witness Palestine Film Series. It will work better on a large screen, but it's worth seeing on DVD if that's the only option available. Five Broken Cameras was nominated for an Oscar in 2012 as Best Foreign Film.