Ticket to Jerusalem

Like other reviewers, I watched this film out of sheer curiosity, as I don't think I'd seen a Palestinian film before and I'm always keen to gain perspectives of other cultures - plus the 'plot' just seemed rather charming. Also mentioned in other reviews, this film does appear to portray everyday life in the West Bank pretty well, and if it had earnestly focused on the trials and tribulations of a man who simply loved showing films to communities with his old-school projector, it would have made for much more interesting viewing.

Sadly though it becames clear that every second or third scene is dedicated to dialogue spelling out the Israel/Palestine issue completely unnecessarily, which quickly becomes predictable. The storyline and imagery alone would suffice to portray the struggles faced by the main character, however the repetetive anti-Isreal pathos ultimately detracts from what otherwise could have been an insightful little movie.