Bethlehem (Yuval Adler, 2013): Israel

Reviewed by Simon Rosen. Viewed at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2014

B-eatiful story that captures you directly.

E-ssau played by Shai Mar’i does really impress with his performance

T-o this day I will not understand why you would willingly be shot by a AK-47 as long as you have body armor. Essau Let’s his “friends” shot him with an AK-47.

H-e will never find peace now, Essau is like many other people in Israel, lost with no way to go.

L-iked it, really did enjoy watching this film, remember watching it on the festival and forgetting to write down notes because I was so into the movie.

E-ven though I hated how the movie ended, I did still enjoy watching it.

H-ow the conflicts is in Israel, I will never fully understand but this movie makes you understand a little bit about the conflicts down in Israel.

E-ventually I need to look at the other version of this movie called Omar made from the other side of Israel.

M-ediocre in having tough looking terrorist groups.