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The Children of San Simon

95%(2)Documentary

Sima Shimony, age 69, embarks on a mission to find her friends and staff from the "ALYN" Institute for Children with Disabilities, which was situated in the secluded San-Simon monastery in Jerusalem, during the 1960s. Armed with a small camera attached to her wheelchair, she sets off on a journey across the country together with her friend Pini Newirth, also a polio child, to unfold and reclaim the story of the children affected by the Polio epidemic. In a futile attempt to rebuild their bodies so they could walk, the children were subjected to excruciating medical procedures with no parents or family at their side. But growing up together forged a group of remarkable, self-driven women and men with disabilities who eventually launched the Disability Rights movement in Israel.

Directed byShachar Gal-Nur

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 12m
Language
HE
Studios
Sadot North LTD

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring

Pini Newirth

self

Sima Shimony

self

Creative team
Directed by
Shachar Gal-Nur
Produced by
Mooly Landesman
Tslil Landesman

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