Partner with the Enemy
"As funny as it is suspenseful and moving, the film tells a complex story suffused with vibrant color and strong characters."
MidnightEast
"Unpredictable and innovative... a seemingly impossible friendship in which business, femininity and family are all entangled, all of which occurs against a backdrop of suspicion that is only natural when each side has long been defined by the other as the enemy."
Yael Munk
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Documentary | Israel | 2015
60 min
Hebrew, Arabic
Subtitles: Arabic, English
“Peace in the Middle East would come about more easily if the region were governed by women." Roger Ebert
I was drawn to Anat and Rola’s story because it is such a rare one, and because these two women – who are open and funny, who refuse to allow themselves to be defined by the conflict’s many stereotypes – serve as an allegory for many women in the region. The film ultimately begs a simple yet provocative question: can women succeed where men have failed for decades and bridge the political, national and religious differences that divide us?
The film attempts to portray a topic that has been over-politicized and even abused, using humor and personal narrative to demonstrate the absurdity of the political situation in Israel and Palestine.
Directors: Duki Dror & Chen Shelach
Script: Galia Engelmayer Dror
Cinematography: Philippe Bellaiche
Editor: Duki Dror & Chen Shelach
