The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been raging in its current form since the inception of the state of Israel after the Second World War. Some say there will never be peace between these two nations, while some hold out hope, or are at least cautiously optimistic that one day these opposing sides may stop the violence once and for all or at least tease out a peaceful coexistence.
Of course, like in any conflict, things are never black and white, there are always shades of grey, and just as there are people on both sides who will stop at nothing to destroy each other, there are always those people who make the moral decision to try and effect some small positive change to the status quo. In the documentary The Green Prince, director Nadav Schirman (In the Dark Room) puts the spotlight on two such people: Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son...
Of course, like in any conflict, things are never black and white, there are always shades of grey, and just as there are people on both sides who will stop at nothing to destroy each other, there are always those people who make the moral decision to try and effect some small positive change to the status quo. In the documentary The Green Prince, director Nadav Schirman (In the Dark Room) puts the spotlight on two such people: Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son...
- 10/18/2014
- by Liam Dunn
- We Got This Covered
Its documentary form more functional than innovative, The Green Prince recounts a harrowing and consistently surprising real-life tale of sacrifice, trust, and loyalty. Nadav Schirman’s film recounts the amazing saga of Mosab Hassan Yousef, whose father was one of the founding members of Hamas, and whose teenage desire to fight Israel was undone after he was arrested and, over the course of the aughts, became a spy for Israel’s internal security agency, Shin Bet. Collaborating closely with his handler, Gonen Ben Yitzhak, who would eventually prove to be his greatest ally, Yousef covertly undermined Hamas terrorists’ efforts while maintaining his own safety — both from Palestinians who would kill him if they knew about his work and from Is...
- 9/10/2014
- Village Voice
The Green Prince Trailer. Nadav Schirman‘s The Green Prince (2014) movie trailer stars Mosab Hassan Yousef and Gonen Ben Yitzhak. The Green Prince‘s plot synopsis: “A Palestinian in Ramallah, Mosab Hassan Yousef grows up angry and ready to fight Israel. Arrested for smuggling guns at the age of 17, he’s [...]
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- 8/9/2014
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Check out the new trailer for timely Sundance world documentary audience award-winner "The Green Prince," based on Mosab Hassan Yousef's bestselling memoir "Son of Hamas," which will open September 12th in New York and in Los Angeles and then slowly expand to select cities nationwide. Set in the chaotic the Middle East, Nadav Schirman’s suspenseful "The Green Prince" details the true story of an unusual partnership between enemies: Yousef, the defiant teenage son of a Palestinian Hamas leader, and Gonen Ben Yitzhak, the Israeli Shin Bet agent who risked his career to protect his prize informant. How did Yousef turn? He started out anti-Israel but when he inevitably landed in prison, he witnessed Hamas’s brutal methods, especially suicide bombing, and started to see Hamas as more problem than solution. Recruited by Israel’s internal security agency as "Green Prince," Yousef spied on Hamas for over a decade,...
- 8/7/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Title: The Green Prince Music Box Films Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: B+ Director: Nadav Schirman Screenplay: Nadav Schirman based on Mosab Hassan Yousef’s book, Son of Hamas Cast: Mosab Hassan Yousef, Gonen Ben Yitzhak Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 5/19/14 Opens: August 8, 2014 Of course traitors are despised by their countrymen, since, after all, what crime is worse than selling out your own people? On the other hand, you would think that such turncoats would be welcomed, even loved by the countries to which they give valuable information. You might be wrong there. People have contempt for sell-outs on both sides, considered [ Read More ]
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- 7/27/2014
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
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