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Emad Burnat

Emad Burnat

Director & actor · born 1 January 1971 · Palestine

Emad Burnat is a Palestinian farmer and filmmaker born in 1971. He is the first Palestinian nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

His documentary "5 Broken Cameras" is a first-hand account of life and protests in Bil'in, a West Bank village adjacent to Israeli settlements. The film was co-directed by Burnat and Guy Davidi, an Israeli filmmaker. The film is structured in chapters around the destruction of each of Burnat's cameras and follows the evolution of a family over the course of five years of village upheaval.

Where to start: Five Broken Cameras (2011).

As director 1

As actor 1

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Emad Burnat movie?

By viewer score, Five Broken Cameras (2011) at 7.5/10.

What are Emad Burnat’s most popular movies?

Five Broken Cameras, Five Broken Cameras.

How many movies has Emad Burnat made?

2 films on TMDB, 1 as director, 1 as actor.

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