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The film depicts a dramatic year in the life of 20-years-old Arab rapper Samekh Zakhut. Samekh resides in a Jewish neighborhood in Ramle, born third generation to a communist family. He has accumulated strong feelings of insult and rage for what has been happening to his people, the Palestinians. He abounds with questions about his identity and nationality, his past and the fate of his people. Samekh decides to rise up and act. He records Rap and Hip-Hop songs, by way of which he transfers his messages. The film follows after the close relationships between Samekh and his grandfather, Abbdullah that was evicted from his village in 1948 war and shows the difference in their ideology during Samekh visits in his grandfather house.

Israel - 2004 - 51 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Gil Karni Script Gil Karni Camera Meni Elias Sound Tomer Blyer Editing Yuval Manzura Music Samekh Zakhut

Production Meni Elias, Moshav Nir-Yesrael 101, 79 505 D.N. Hof-Ashkelon, Israël Tél : +972 52 531 481 Fax : +972 86 750 879 E-mail : menie@012.net.il

Sales Ruth Diskin Films Ltd., PO Box 7153, 91071 Jerusalem, Israël Tél : +972 2 672 4256 Fax : +972 2 672 4210 E-mail : cara@ruthfilms.com