The documentary 5 Days depicts the high drama that was the bloodless 2005 Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Because of the filmmaker’s unique connection to both sides of the conflict – he is a retired IDF colonel with familial ties to the settler movement - the work, which premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, contains exclusive access to the even-tempered, yet unrelenting IDF general in charge of the evacuation, as well as an inside look at the dogged settlers who felt betrayed in being forced to give up their homes.It is an incredible glimpse into the patchwork nature of Israeli society, and the way in which it, albeit through hardship and disagreement, emerges as a unified brotherhood in the end.
Repeats on the Sundance Channel this coming Thursday morning at 10:45am (EST).
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