The Law in These Parts

The Law in These Parts

Film poster
Directed by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
Produced by Liran Atzmor
Written by Ra’anan Alexandrowicz
Music by Karni Postel
Cinematography Shark De Mayo
Edited by Neta Dvorkis
Running time
 98 minutes
Country Israel
Language Hebrew

The Law in These Parts (Hebrew: שלטון החוק) is a 2011 Israeli documentary film, written and directed by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz, about the court system operated by the Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank.[1] It won the Best Documentary award at the 2011 Jerusalem Film Festival and the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize in Documentary at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.[2]

The documentary is divided into five chapters and reviews the legal history of Israel’s occupation of Arab territories. Alexandrowicz interviews a number of the judges who were responsible for carrying out the orders of military commanders. Only judges who presided over occupation-related cases are interviewed; as Alexandrowicz noted, “This film is not about the people who broke the law. It’s about the people who wrote the law.”[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 150. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  2. ↑ Israeli documentary on West Bank legal system wins prestigious Sundance prize Haaretz, 29 January 2012
  3. ↑ Quoted in Matt Goldberg, Review of The Law in These Parts Collider.com, 24 January 2012.

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Awards
Preceded by
Hell and Back Again		 Sundance Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Documentary
2012 		Succeeded by
A River Changes Course


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