A collaboration between Israeli helmer Eyal Sivan and Palestinian Michel Khleifi, “Route 181” spends 4 1/2 hours traveling borders originally set by the United Nations in 1947 to partition Palestine into two states. En route, a variety of people are met, repping myriad ethnicities, personal histories and political stances. Filmmakers’ leanings are cIear - they oppose the occupation, and consider Israel’s story one of monumental injustice toward the local Arab populace. Tacit viewpoint will make broadcast exposure difficuIt to secure in many territories, limiting aud for this worthy (if leisurely) addition to the already large body of docus on the subject. ln fact, pic was already puIled from planned screenings at Cin..
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Source : Dennis Harvey — Variety USA, 04.05.2004