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A Refusenik’s Mother (Ima Shel Shimri)

Reflecting some of the deepest dilemmas in Israeli society, this film documents Shimry Moran-Zameret’s refusal to join the Israeli army to do his national service, objecting on moral grounds to what he considers to be an “army of occupation” and determined not to be part of the war in the occupied territories.

In this intensely personal film, a family is divided by the son’s decision. His mother struggles to understand why he can’t simply do what all Israelis have to do and serve his time: “My first thoughts were: what went wrong? Why is my son different? Why can’t he be like all the other boys his age? I argued with him, and did whatever I could to change his mind. I was afraid of the punishment and the consequences of his decision on his future.”

Slowly her views change as she and her son become more involved in the political and public struggle to re-evaluate the role of all Israelis in the peace and security of the region.

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