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The Reason Why
Diamond Competition for Israeli Documentary Films
The Reason Why
Dir.: Julie Shles | 95 minutes

The Reason Why

Israel 2021 | 95 minutes | Hebrew | Hebrew, English subtitles

Suleiman El-Abid was sentenced to 27 years in jail for the rape and murder of Hanit Kikos, based on his confession alone. A few days after reenacting the crime he retracted his confession and has been claiming innocence ever since. Did he receive a fair trial or did the justice systems incriminate him to whitewash their own failures?

A-Z Diamond Competition for Israeli Documentary Films
JFF 2021
Dir.:
Julie Shles
Prod.:
Hilla Medalia
Sc.:
Julie Shles, Sharon Yaish
Research:
Julie Shles, Navot Manor, Dror Schwartz, Gila Paisahov, Einat Halevi Levin
Ph.:
Avner Shahaf
Ed.:
Sharon Yaish
Source:
Medalia Productions
Supported by:
yes Docu, Mifal Hapais, The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Rabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project