There is no other land, which dates Settlement And the Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, He won the Academy Award For the best documentary on Sunday night.

The film won dozens of awards since last year, including at the Berlin Film Festival and Critics Circle awards in New York.

Below is more about the film, which was directed by Palestinian and Israeli film makers, and why the victory is important:

What is the movie?

The film was produced from 2019 to 2023 and consisting of the personal video camera shots filmed by Palestinian activist Basel Adra, 28, who documents the destruction of the Israeli army in the city of his hometown, Masifer on the yacht In a small rugged area in the southern West Bank.

The film highlights the Israeli homes in the village, which the Israeli army wants to turn into a military training zone. Her footage shows the Israeli army expelling a school and filling water wells with cement, so the residents cannot rebuild.

Adra did the film with the Israeli journalist Yoval Abraham, who participated in his direction alongside the Palestinian director Hamdan Balla and Israeli director Rachel Zour.

During the admission speech in the Oscars on Sunday night in Los Angeles, Edra said that his movie “reflects the harsh reality that we were carrying for decades and we still settle as we call the world to take serious measures to stop injustice and prevent the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.”

“About two months ago, she became a father, and I hope my daughter is that she will not have to live the same life that I live now.”

Ibrahim said in his speech: “When I look at Basel, I see my brother. But we are not equal.

The film was released after months of the deadly -led dead attacks in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which sparked Israel’s war on Gaza.

At least 1,100 people were killed in the attacks in Israel, and about 240 people were transported. By the time the ceasefire in Gaza entered on January 19, more than 48,000 Palestinians were killed in the war. An additional 13,000 people are buried under the rubble and assume dead. Rights groups accused Israel of committing genocide.

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Where do you not see any other land

Studios and distributors in the United States refused to capture the film. Even online broadcast platforms in the United States did not show interest despite the lack of other land The highest collection A documentary film nominated for the Academy Award.

Last year, Netflix broadcast giant Removed 24 Palestinian films from its archive, drew accusations that Hollywood And the American media fluttering Palestinian votes.

Ibrahim told the New York Times in an interview published on February 19: “In the United States, many people write to us,” How can we see it? “So we decided to make the theatrical release independently, and it will now appear in about 100 theaters in the United States.”

He added that he hoped that the distributor would take his documentary.

Lacks of broadcasts are low and far. While there are links for rent or the purchase of the documentary Amazon UKand Microsoftand Sky Store and AppletvIt is not clear the documentary areas available in.

Is this the first time that the Palestinians have won the Academy Award?

Yes, this is the first time that the Palestinian director has won the Academy Award.

In 2006, Paradise Now was nominated, made by Palestinian director Hany Abu -ssad, for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film with the fact that the country of origin is “Palestinian Territories”. In 2014, Abu Assad Omar movie He was also nominated in the same category. This represents the first time that the country of origin has been mentioned in the nomination as Palestine.

Since then, other Palestinian films have been nominated for awards, but they have not won.

This year, two other Palestinian films were chosen alongside any other lands, but they were not nominated. From Ground Zero, a group of 22 films in Gaza was listed in the list of the best international films. An orange from Jaffa highlights the risks facing the Palestinians due to Israeli checkpoints. It was listed in the brief list of the live short films category.

Four Israelis have won the Academy Awards so far.

In 2007, sarcastic simulation won the West Side story called Story West Batke in the Live Action Short Film category. He was created by the American Jewish director Ari Sandal, his Israeli father and the American mother.

Why is winning big?

The victory over any other lands comes against the background of intensifying Israeli attacks on the occupied West Bank since it has become the ceasefire in Gaza. The West Bank operations killed dozens of Palestinians and explained more than 40,000 people.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz He said In late January, the Israeli army was applying the lessons learned during the Gaza war to the West Bank operations.

The West Bank is home to about three million Palestinians and more than 500,000 Israelis Settlers.

In 1993, Oslo Accord called for freezing on settlements, which is illegal under international law, but has grown rapidly since then, especially during the era of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The expansion of settlements has made a awareness of the solution of Dort-a future Palestinian state in the future, along with Israel-the most difficult and difficult.

More settlements It is announced Since the opening of US President Donald Trump on January 20.