Forum: Discussion Board: The Israeli – Palestinian Conflict – Documentary Film: Disturbing the Peace
Documentary: Disturbing the Peace
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Running time: 87 minutes, Color
Country of Origin: United States, Israel, Palestine
Country of Origin: United States, Israel, Palestine
Languages: English, Arabic and Hebrew w/ English subtitles
About the film: “In a world torn by conflict—in a place where the idea of peace has been abandoned—an energy of determined optimism emerges. when someone is willing to disturb the status quo and stand for the dream of a free and secure world, who will stand with them?
Disturbing the peace is about people born into conflict, sworn to be enemies, who challenged their fate. the film follows everyday people who took extraordinary actions by standing for what they believe in, just like those who came before them – Martin Luther King jr., Rosa Parks, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and many others whose names we don’t know. the movie challenges all of us – to understand the narratives we live within, to look at our current roles in our societies, and to decide what role we are going to play in creating a more humane world, for all. and it starts with our willingness to disturb the peace.
Disturbing the peace is about people born into conflict, sworn to be enemies, who challenged their fate. the film follows everyday people who took extraordinary actions by standing for what they believe in, just like those who came before them – Martin Luther King jr., Rosa Parks, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and many others whose names we don’t know. the movie challenges all of us – to understand the narratives we live within, to look at our current roles in our societies, and to decide what role we are going to play in creating a more humane world, for all. and it starts with our willingness to disturb the peace.
Disturbing the peace is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us and, with the power of our convictions, take action to create new possibilities. Disturbing the peace follows former enemy combatants – Israeli soldiers from elite units and Palestinian fighters, many of whom served years in prison – who have joined together to challenge the status quo and say “enough.” The film reveals their transformational journeys from soldiers committed to armed battle to nonviolent peace activists, leading to the creation of combatants for peace.
At a time in our world when societies are becoming more polarized and painfully few people are speaking of nonviolent solutions to our conflicts, popular movements like combatants for peace have the potential to capture the public’s imagination and shift the conversation from the inevitability of conflict, to the possibility and process of establishing lasting peace. Disturbing the peace evokes universal themes relevant to us all and inspires us to become active participants in the creation of our world.”
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- Which characters or moments of the film stood out and why?
- What surprised you about what you saw?
- Has your sense of the conflict and possibility for peace shifted?
- How do you see the film applicable to your own life (beyond the Middle East)?