On April 9, 1948, a Jewish militia entered the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin and killed over 100 villagers. Soon after, a mental hospital was built on the ruins. The first patients to be committed were Holocaust survivors. A legend says that to this day, the survivors have been communicating with the ghosts of the village. Forgiveness tells the story of David Adler, a 20-year old American-Israeli who decides to move back to Israel, only to find himself committed to a mental institution that sits on the ruins of a Palestinian village called Deir Yassin. Flashbacks and flashforwards reveal the events that led up to his hospitalization.
Release Date | August 8, 2006 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Mechilot | |
Runtime | 1h 37min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | Arabic, English, Hebrew | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | Israel, United States of America | |
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