An up close and personal look at Israeli human rights lawyer Lea Tsemel. Across a decades long career, almost all of her clients have been Palestinians accused of extremist crimes. An absorbing look at one person’s tireless efforts to live her moral and ethical vision within the morass of the Israeli/Palestinian divide.
Film presentation in Waterville made possible by the Sam L. Cohen, Bernard Osher, and Lunder foundations.
‘A textured nonfiction character study of complicated heroism’ Variety
‘Advocate, though, isn’t interested in litigating the apparently limitless divisions between Israel and Palestine so much as it is in portraying Tsemel’s tireless routine’ Hollywood Reporter
Film Details: Documentary/Dir:Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaiche/Switzerland,Israel,Canada/ 2019/Hebrew, Arabic, Eng ST 109 min
Festivals: Sundance Festival, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Kraków Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Docaviv Festival, Shortlisted for Feature Documentary Academy Awards
