IMDb
7.9 /10
7k votes


War · Documentary · 2011 · 1h 30min
Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements.
Sign in and build your archive. The best notes get written right after the credits roll.
Sign in → top right
CNC5 Broken Cameras Official Trailer #1 (2012) - Documentary HD
Available in United States (data from JustWatch via TMDB · click → opens in provider)












IMDb
7.9 /10
7k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
7.5 /10
101 votes
Letterboxd
8.5 /10
—
Weighted average
8.0/10