Avenge But One of My Two Eyes

The documentary is the work of an Israeli director. Avi Mograbi films in the occupied territories. He turns the camera on checkpoints and on roads. He shows the daily difficulties people face. At the same time the film looks at two old stories. One of them is the story of Samson. The other is the siege of Masada. Both tell of a resistance that ends in death. Mograbi looks at how these stories are told. He follows the way they are taught at schools and on trips. According to the film they seep into the present. The director points to the repetition of violence. The account runs through his own voice. The connection he draws is the film’s own reading. Avi Mograbi directed the one hundred minute documentary. It is an Israeli and French production finished in 2005.