Lifta is the only Arab village in Israel depopulated in 1948 that has not been completely destroyed or repopulated by Jews. Discovering that his uncle and lifelong hero had a role in attacking Lifta, Menachem, an Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn joins the effort to save the village from developers and meets Yacoub, a Palestinian who is part of the coalition.

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Based on 3 The Ruins of Lifta Cinema reviews, The Ruins of Lifta gets an average Cinema review score of 73. The score for all versions is 73 based on a total of 3 reviews.

80/100

www.villagevoice.comCinema

The Ruins of Lifta, a new documentary by Israeli Jewish directors Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky, explores both nostalgic tendencies, often putting them in conversation and con...

2751d ago

70/100

www.hollywoodreporter.comCinema

A Jewish American filmmaker explores conflict in Jerusalem through the prism of a threatened piece of Palestinian history.

2751d ago

70/100

www.nytimes.comCinema

An achingly poignant documentary.

2751d ago