A Plate of Sardines (Le plat de sardines) 27 years old

Or The First Time I Heard of Israel.

A man recollects the conflict in the middle east through his personal memory. In this short documentary, Amiralay reflects on the first time he heard of Israel. Through recorded conversations with filmmaker Mohamed Malas, both Amiralay and Malas share their own unique stories and experiences about Israel and Israeli occupation. In the company of fellow Syrian filmmaker Mohammad Malas, the ground-breaking director Omar Amiralay revisits the ruins of the destroyed Golan village of Quneytra, occupied by Israel and then abandoned following the 1973 war.

Credits

A Plate of Sardines Cast

Name Character
Mohammad Malas He was 52, now 79 years old as Himself

A Plate of Sardines Crew

Name Department
A Plate of Sardines poster
A Plate of Sardines (27 years)

Or The First Time I Heard of Israel.

  • Release day: Monday, September 22, 1997
  • Runtime: 17 minutes