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2013100 minNot Rateddocumentary

7.0/ 10(13 ratings)• TMDB

Dancing in Jaffa

2013100 minNot Rateddocumentary

7.0/ 10(13 ratings)• TMDB

Ten-year-old children from Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Jewish backgrounds learn to dance together in Jaffa to promote unity and understanding.

“Religion tore the city apart, can dance bring it together?”

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Ten-year-old children from Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Jewish backgrounds learn to dance together in Jaffa to promote unity and understanding.

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Hilla Medalia

Hilla Medaliadirector

Hilla Medalia

Hilla Medaliawriter

Pierre Dulainecast

Yvonne Marceaucast

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Pierre Dulaine returns to Jaffa, his birthplace, to implement his Dancing Classrooms program. He teaches 10-year-old children from Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Jewish backgrounds to dance together. The program aims to foster unity among the children and encourage understanding between their communities. Dulaine believes dance can help break the cycle of hatred that has long divided these groups. The film runs for 100 minutes and was released in 2013.

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