Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

2024
3h 26m
9.0

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Overview

Archival film maestro Göran Hugo Olsson has assembled—from a vast catalogue of footage in the vaults of Sweden’s national television service SVT—accounts of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as witnessed and represented by Swedish journalists. Stories of the beginning of the Israeli state interwoven with the Palestinian struggle for independence. News coverage with Yasser Arafat and interviews with Israeli foreign minister Abba Eban during a visit to Sweden unseen since first broadcast. From the tenth anniversary of Israel’s founding to the First Intifada, perspectives and encounters with statesmen, civilians, revolutionaries, and intellectuals tell the story from myriad angles of an evolving media landscape, revivifying a history of the ongoing conflict.

Status: Released

Language: SV

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Production Information

Production Companies
STORY S.T.V. Studio Film i Väst Tekele Productions SVT Ström Pictures Goteberg Films
Production Countries
Denmark Finland Sweden
Spoken Languages
Arabic English Hebrew Swedish

Quick Facts

Original Title Israel Palestina på svensk TV 1958–1989
Release Date October 4, 2024
Status Released
Language SV
IMDb ID tt32909395
Website Visit Site

Cast

Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat

Self (archive footage)

David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion

Self (archive footage)

Abba Eban
Abba Eban

Self (archive footage)

Per-Åke Holmquist
Per-Åke Holmquist

Self (archive footage)

Key Crew

Göran Olsson
Director
Miia Haavisto
Producer
Ingemar Persson
Producer
Tobias Janson
Producer
Melissa Lindgren
Executive Producer
Göran Olsson
Writer