The War Around Us

2012 | Documentary | 75 min
by Abdallah Omeish
SUMMARY

The War Around Us is the true story of the only two international journalists on the ground in Gaza as Israel bombarded and invaded in 2008-9 in ‘Operation Cast Lead.’ Al Jazeera’s Cairo-born, Arab-American Ayman Mohyeldin and Arab-British Sherine Tadros reported from Gaza City throughout the 22-day assault.

This riveting and introspective award-winning film chronicles the bonds of friendships under stress, the ethics of journalism in conflict, and people’s resilience during war. It also provides a window into understanding the catastrophic experience that Palestinians in Gaza have just lived through again during the far more devastating ‘Operation Protective Edge’ in the summer of 2014.

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