Origin: Israel | Documentary | Director: Eliezer Yaari | 54 minutes

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The Optimists

by Eliezer Yaari, documentary 54 mins, Israel 2018

Narrated by Mandy Patinkin. A Palestinian chemist decides to move from his Arab village to a Jewish kibbutz in southern Israel. The American founders, vowing to “fix the world” and the State of Israel, welcome him. Will the small kibbutz in the desert generate a new chance for Israeli society as a whole?

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR9dS5qCet0&feature=youtu.be

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