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Disengagement

Disengagement

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Disengagement

2007

1h 55m

4.9(14 votes)

Drama

Overview

A political drama centered around Israel's pullout from the occupied Gaza strip, in which a French woman of Israeli origin comes to the Gaza Strip to find her long ago abandoned daughter.

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Production Companies

Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Ana

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Françoise

Barbara Hendricks

Barbara Hendricks

Barbara

Liron Levo

Liron Levo

Uli

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Hiam

Dana Ivgy

Dana Ivgy

Dana

Tomer Russo

Tomer

Israel Katorza

Israel Katorza

Israel

Yussuf Abu-Warda

Yussuf Abu-Warda

Youssef

Roni Weissman

Roni Weissman

Yael Tidhar

Creative team

Directed by: Amos Gitai
Written by: Amos Gitai
Marie-Jose Sanselme
Produced by: Laurent Truchot

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