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201659 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10

Mussa

201659 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10

Twelve-year-old Mussa has not spoken for five years while living as an African refugee in Tel Aviv and attending an upscale private school.

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Twelve-year-old Mussa has not spoken for five years while living as an African refugee in Tel Aviv and attending an upscale private school.

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Anat Gorendirector

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Twelve-year-old Mussa lives in Tel Aviv as an African refugee. For five years, he has attended an upscale private school, bussed in from his troubled neighborhood. His classmates are Israeli children, and they have become his closest friends. Despite this connection, Mussa does not speak. He communicates only through gestures, leaving teachers and peers puzzled about his silence. The film follows Mussa's daily life and interactions in this complex environment.

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