Ghost Hunting
Film poster
Directed byRaed Andoni
Written byRaed Andoni
Produced byPalmyre Badinier
StarringRamzi Maqdisi
CinematographyCamille Cottagnoud
Edited byGladys Joujou
Distributed byUrban Sales
Release date
  • 12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) (Berlin)
Running time
94 minutes
CountriesPalestine, France, Switzerland, Qatar
LanguageArabic

Ghost Hunting is a 2017 Palestinian documentary film directed by Raed Andoni[1] and starring Ramzi Maqdisi.[2] It was awarded the best documentary at the Berlinale 2017.[3] Also, it was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4][5]

Synopsis

Released Palestinian prisoners of Israel relive and recreate harrowing experiences from their time in Israeli detention facilities.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'Ghost Hunting' ('Istiyad ashbah'): Film Review Berlin 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Hankir, Zahra. "Palestinians exorcise ghosts of Israeli torture in haunting docudrama". Middle East Eye.
  3. ↑ "Berlin Film Fest: Hungarian 'On Body And Soul' Wins Golden Bear – Complete Winners List". Deadline. 18 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ghost Hunting: Palestinian film could be eligible for Oscar nomination". Palestine News Agency. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Kozlov, Vladimir (31 August 2018). "Oscars: Palestine Selects 'Ghost Hunting' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Dalton, Ben (30 August 2018). "Oscar foreign-language film race 2019: All the titles submitted so far". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 August 2018.


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