The Ruins of Lifta(2016)

Name: The Ruins of Lifta
Director: Menachem Daum
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama
Released: Sep 23, 2016

First Run Features

1h 17m

Release Date: Sep 23, 2016

100%
6.9

Lifta is the only Arab village abandoned in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that has not been completely destroyed or repopulated. Its ruins serve as a haunting backdrop for a confrontation between the two mega-narratives that underlie the Arab-Israeli conflict; the Nakba and the Holoc... Read all

Note: Distributed by First Run

Release Details

Original Release | Sep 23, 2016 | Limited (First Run)

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$4,620
Total US & Canada:
$11,548
Total Worldwide:
$11,548

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Menachem Daum
Director

Oren Rudavsky
Director

Other Details

Country of Origin: Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territory, United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

Lifta is the only Arab village abandoned in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that has not been completely destroyed or repopulated. Its ruins serve as a haunting backdrop for a confrontation between the two mega-narratives that underlie the Arab-Israeli conflict; the Nakba and the Holocaust.