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201795 minTV-PGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Censorship Civil Rights Conflict

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Namrud

201795 minTV-PGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Jowan Safadi, a Haifa-based musician, uses his art to challenge political and social norms in Israel, reflecting the frustrations of a divided society.

Censorship Civil Rights Conflict

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Fernando Romero Frosthuber

Namrud

2017• 95 minTV-PG

7.0/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

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Jowan Safadi, a Haifa-based musician, uses his art to challenge political and social norms in Israel, reflecting the frustrations of a divided society.

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Jowan Safadi, a musician based in Haifa, uses his art to challenge political and social norms in Israel. His music reflects the frustrations of a generation dealing with cultural tensions. The film captures Safadi's creative process and the responses of audiences to his work. It illustrates how music acts as a form of expression and resistance within a divided society.

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