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'''Mohammad Bakri''' (born 1953; {{lang-ar|محمد بكري}}, {{lang-he|מוחמד בכרי}}; also spelled ''Mohammed'' or ''Muhammad'') is an actor<ref name = "NYT04">{{cite news '''Mohammad Bakri''' (born 1953; {{lang-ar|محمد بكري}}, {{lang-he|מוחמד בכרי}}) is an ] actor and film director.<ref name = "NYT04">{{cite news
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| quote = Israel's High Court has overturned a ban on a “Jenin, Jenin,” a documentary film by the Israeli Arab Mohammad Bakri about the Israeli Army's retaliatory invasion of a West Bank refugee camp where scores of Palestinians and Israelis were killed in 2002. In its decision the court, though calling the film a “propagandistic lie,” said the Israeli film board did not have “a monopoly over truth.”
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⚫ </ref> Bakri won the Best Supporting Actor award from the Israeli Film Academy for his role in the movie, '']'' (2007) and gained international attention with his debut role in the Arabic film '']'' (2008).<ref> Internet Movie Database.</ref><ref>] Internet Movie Database.</ref>
</ref> and director of ] descent,<ref name="Bakri"/> known well throughout the ], and the greater ].
==Biography==
⚫ Muhammad Bakri was born in the village of ] in northern Israel. He went to elementary school in his hometown and received his secondary education in the nearby city of ]. He studied acting and ] at ] in 1973 and graduated three years later.<ref name="Bakri"> Mohammad Bakri Official Website.</ref>


Bakri is married with six children. His son ] is also an actor.
==Early life==
⚫ Bakri was born in the village of ] in North-West Israel in 1953. He went to elementary school in his hometown and received his secondary education in the nearby city of ]. He studied acting and ] at ] in 1973 and graduated three years later.<ref name="Bakri"> Mohammad Bakri Official Website.</ref>


==Actor and filmmaker== ==Acting career==
Bakri began his professional acting career in plays in several theaters in ] and the ] notably the ] in ], the ] theater and ] theater in ]. During this period he became well known as a star in Palestinian film and Israeli television. His one-man plays, "The Pessoptimist," 1986, "The Anchor," 1991, "] 1993," and "Abu Marmar," 1999, were performed as often in Hebrew as in Arabic, a reflection of his early wish to "tell the truth of Palestinian history – and tell it first and foremost to Israelis."{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} Bakri began his professional acting career in with ] in ], ] theater and ] theater in ]. His one-man plays, "The Pessoptimist," 1986, "The Anchor," 1991, "] 1993," and "Abu Marmar," 1999, were performed in Hebrew and Arabic.


After a few years of acting in ] and ], Bakri began to act in international films in countries such as ], ], the ], ] and ]. Bakri also directed two ] including the controversial "]". Almost all of Bakri's films were influenced by the ] and internal struggles of the ].<ref name="Bakri"/>{{Dead link|date=September 2010}} After a few years of acting in ] and ], Bakri began to act in international films in ], ], the ], ] and ]. Bakri also directed two ] including the controversial "]".


==Controversy==
==''Jenin Jenin'' controversy==
After ] in April 2002, Bakri interviewed residents of the Jenin refugee camp and produced a film based on their testimony, ''Jenin, Jenin''. Some of the survivors described a massacre of hundreds of people. Bakri did not interview Israeli officials.<ref name="Izenberg">Dan Izenberg, ''Jerusalem Post,'' 17 September 2007</ref> After three showings the film was banned by the Israeli Film Board, which claimed it was not a documentary as it showed only one side of the story. Nevertheless, Bakri showed the film at the ] and ] cinematheques and Arab theaters such as Al-Midan in ].<ref></ref>
{{Main|Jenin, Jenin}}
During ] in April 2002, the ] invaded a ] in ]. Nine percent of the camp was leveled and over 50 people were killed. According to the spokesmen for the Israeli military, the IDF refused to allow journalists, human rights and humanitarian organizations into the camp for "safety reasons" during the fighting, leading to a rapid cycle of rumors that a massacre had occurred. Jenin remained sealed for days after the invasion. Stories of civilians being buried alive in their homes as they were demolished, and of smoldering buildings covering crushed bodies, spread throughout the ]. Various casualty figures circulated, reaching into the mid-hundreds.


⚫ Bakri petitioned the High Court of Justice for prohibiting the screening of the film on the grounds that it distorted the truth. After a long fight, the court rejected the censor's decision. In 2004, the Israeli High Court finally upheld its earlier overturn of the ban, but joined the Film Board in labeling the film a "propagandistic lie," based on Israeli sources which acknowledged only 52 Palestinian deaths, 38 of whom Israeli sources argued were armed fighters.<ref name="Izenberg"/> In response to the court's criticism, Bakri stated that he had "seen hundreds of films that deny and ignore what happened to Palestinians, yet complained or tried to ban any film."<ref> January 26, 2012, ]</ref>
Bakri entered the camp as soon as was feasible, and in the midst of great controversy and confusion over the results of the invasion, in both the Arabic and Hebrew press, began to collect oral testimony from Jenin residents. Out of this effort came the film '']'', documenting both the trauma of the survivors, and an utterly wasted camp. Some of the survivors described a massacre of hundreds of people. Bakri did not interview Israeli officials.<ref name="Izenberg">Dan Izenberg, ''Jerusalem Post,'' 17 September 2007</ref> The film title referenced Palestinian taxidrivers calling "Ramallah, Ramallah, Ramallah," or "Jenin! Jenin!" to Palestinian workers and travellers moving through ]s.

Soon after it was released, after only three showings, ''Jenin Jenin'' was banned by the Israeli Film Board in 2002, accusing the film of being libelous for calling itself a documentary despite documenting only one 'side' of the story. Nevertheless, Bakri showed the film at the ] and ] cinemateques and at Arab theaters such as Al-Midan in ].<ref></ref>

⚫ Bakri petitioned the High Court of Justice against the censor for prohibiting the screening of the film on the grounds that it distorted the truth. After a long fight, the court rejected the censor's decision. In 2004, the Israeli High Court finally upheld its earlier overturn of the ban, but joined the Film Board in labeling the film a "propagandistic lie," based on Israeli sources which acknowledged only 52 Palestinian deaths, 38 of whom Israeli sources argued were armed fighters.<ref name="Izenberg"/> In response to the court's criticism, Bakri stated that he had "seen hundreds of films that deny and ignore what happened to Palestinians, yet complained or tried to ban any film."<ref> January 26, 2012, ]</ref>


In 2007, five soldiers who fought in the Jenin refugee camp during Operation Defensive Shield in 2002 sued the cinamatheques in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for screening the film in the midst of the ban, and sued Bakri for 2.5 million NIS for producing the film.<ref name="Izenberg"/> In July 2008 Bakri was acquitted of the charges.<ref>{{cite web|last=Anderman |first=Nirit |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1006411.html |title='I lie to save people' |publisher=Haaretz.com |date=2011-02-16 |accessdate=2011-08-02}}</ref> In 2007, five soldiers who fought in the Jenin refugee camp during Operation Defensive Shield in 2002 sued the cinamatheques in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for screening the film in the midst of the ban, and sued Bakri for 2.5 million NIS for producing the film.<ref name="Izenberg"/> In July 2008 Bakri was acquitted of the charges.<ref>{{cite web|last=Anderman |first=Nirit |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1006411.html |title='I lie to save people' |publisher=Haaretz.com |date=2011-02-16 |accessdate=2011-08-02}}</ref>
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''Jenin-Jenin'' earned two awards: the "Best Film" award at the Carthage International Film Festival, 2002, and the International Prize for Mediterranean Documentary Filmmaking and Reporting. ''Jenin-Jenin'' earned two awards: the "Best Film" award at the Carthage International Film Festival, 2002, and the International Prize for Mediterranean Documentary Filmmaking and Reporting.


⚫ Israeli right-wing group ] organized a campaign against Bakri. Im Tirtzu opposed a production of ]'s "]" in which Bakri played the role of Bernarda. The play was produced in 2012 at ]'s Tzavta Theater. Israel's Academy of the Performing Arts was behind the production. While refusing Im Tirtzu's request to intervene, Culture Minister ] criticized the judgment of the theater's administration.<ref>{{cite news |title=Behind the curtain of a right-wing campaign against an Israeli-Arab actor |author=Michael Handelzalts |url=http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/behind-the-curtain-of-a-right-wing-campaign-against-an-israeli-arab-actor-1.410100
], the film's Executive Producer, was killed at ] at the end of the filming by Israeli soldiers on 23 June 2002.<ref></ref>

⚫ Israeli right-wing group ] organized a campaign against Bakri because of "]". Im Tirtzu opposed a production of ]'s "]" in which Bakri played the role of Bernarda. The play was produced in 2012 at ]'s Tzavta Theater. Israel's Academy of the Performing Arts was behind the production. While refusing Im Tirtzu's request to intervene, Culture Minister ] criticized the judgment of the theater's administration."<ref>{{cite news |title=Behind the curtain of a right-wing campaign against an Israeli-Arab actor |author=Michael Handelzalts |url=http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/behind-the-curtain-of-a-right-wing-campaign-against-an-israeli-arab-actor-1.410100
|newspaper=Haaretz |date=2012-01-31 |accessdate=2012-01-31}}</ref> |newspaper=Haaretz |date=2012-01-31 |accessdate=2012-01-31}}</ref>

==Family==
⚫ Bakri is married with six children. His son ] is following in his father's footsteps, currently having a young acting career. He won the Best Supporting Actor award from the Israeli Film Academy for his role in the movie, '']'' (2007) and has gained international attention with his debut role in the Arabic film '']'' (2008).<ref> Internet Movie Database.</ref><ref>] Internet Movie Database.</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
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* '']'' (Palestine) 2009 * '']'' (Palestine) 2009


==Awards== ==Awards and recognition==
*Award for the Best Actor for the role in "Private" in ] 2005<ref name="IMBd"></ref> *Award for the Best Actor for the role in "Private" in ] 2005<ref name="IMBd"></ref>
* Bronze Leopard for the Best Actor for the role in "Private" by Saverio Costanzo, ] 2004<ref name="IMBd"/> * Bronze Leopard for the Best Actor for the role in "Private" by Saverio Costanzo, ] 2004<ref name="IMBd"/>
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==References== ==References==
{{Reflist|2}} {{Reflist}}


==External links== ==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0049235}} *{{IMDb name|0049235}}

* {{Dead link|date=September 2010}}


{{Authority control|VIAF=228714141}} {{Authority control|VIAF=228714141}}

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Mohammad Bakri
محمد بكري
מוחמד בכרי
Mohammad Bakri, 16 March 2010
BornMohammad Bakri
1953 (age 71–72)
Bi'ina, Israel
Years active1983-present

Mohammad Bakri (born 1953; Template:Lang-ar, Template:Lang-he) is an Israeli Arab actor and film director. Bakri won the Best Supporting Actor award from the Israeli Film Academy for his role in the movie, The Band's Visit (2007) and gained international attention with his debut role in the Arabic film Salt of this Sea (2008).

Biography

Muhammad Bakri was born in the village of Bi'ina in northern Israel. He went to elementary school in his hometown and received his secondary education in the nearby city of Akko. He studied acting and Arabic literature at Tel Aviv University in 1973 and graduated three years later.

Bakri is married with six children. His son Saleh Bakri is also an actor.

Acting career

Bakri began his professional acting career in with Habima Theatre in Tel Aviv, Haifa theater and al-Kasaba theater in Ramallah. His one-man plays, "The Pessoptimist," 1986, "The Anchor," 1991, "Season of Migration to the North 1993," and "Abu Marmar," 1999, were performed in Hebrew and Arabic.

After a few years of acting in Palestinian and Israeli film, Bakri began to act in international films in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Canada. Bakri also directed two documentary films including the controversial "Jenin, Jenin".

Controversy

After Operation Defensive Shield in April 2002, Bakri interviewed residents of the Jenin refugee camp and produced a film based on their testimony, Jenin, Jenin. Some of the survivors described a massacre of hundreds of people. Bakri did not interview Israeli officials. After three showings the film was banned by the Israeli Film Board, which claimed it was not a documentary as it showed only one side of the story. Nevertheless, Bakri showed the film at the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem cinematheques and Arab theaters such as Al-Midan in Haifa.

Bakri petitioned the High Court of Justice for prohibiting the screening of the film on the grounds that it distorted the truth. After a long fight, the court rejected the censor's decision. In 2004, the Israeli High Court finally upheld its earlier overturn of the ban, but joined the Film Board in labeling the film a "propagandistic lie," based on Israeli sources which acknowledged only 52 Palestinian deaths, 38 of whom Israeli sources argued were armed fighters. In response to the court's criticism, Bakri stated that he had "seen hundreds of films that deny and ignore what happened to Palestinians, yet complained or tried to ban any film."

In 2007, five soldiers who fought in the Jenin refugee camp during Operation Defensive Shield in 2002 sued the cinamatheques in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for screening the film in the midst of the ban, and sued Bakri for 2.5 million NIS for producing the film. In July 2008 Bakri was acquitted of the charges.

Jenin-Jenin earned two awards: the "Best Film" award at the Carthage International Film Festival, 2002, and the International Prize for Mediterranean Documentary Filmmaking and Reporting.

Israeli right-wing group Im Tirtzu organized a campaign against Bakri. Im Tirtzu opposed a production of Federico Garcia Lorca's "The House of Bernarda Alba" in which Bakri played the role of Bernarda. The play was produced in 2012 at Tel Aviv's Tzavta Theater. Israel's Academy of the Performing Arts was behind the production. While refusing Im Tirtzu's request to intervene, Culture Minister Limor Livnat criticized the judgment of the theater's administration.

Filmography

Actor

Director

Awards and recognition

References

  1. Van Gelder, Lawrence (1 September 2004). "Arts briefing". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  2. Saleh Bakri Internet Movie Database.
  3. Salt of this Sea Internet Movie Database.
  4. Biography Mohammad Bakri Official Website.
  5. ^ Dan Izenberg, "Jenin Jenin now in court" Jerusalem Post, 17 September 2007
  6. Democracy Now News
  7. Silencing Dissent in Israel January 26, 2012, Alternative News
  8. Anderman, Nirit (16 February 2011). "'I lie to save people'". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  9. Michael Handelzalts (31 January 2012). "Behind the curtain of a right-wing campaign against an Israeli-Arab actor". Haaretz. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  10. ^ IMBd

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