Apollo of Gaza (The)

  • Apollon de Gaza (L')
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Genre : Historical
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2019
Format : Feature
Running time : 78 (in minutes)

In 2013, a statue of Apollo, more than 2000 years old, was found off the coast of Gaza before suddenly disappearing. God of arts, beauty and divinations, Apollo arouses all rumours, even the craziest ones.

Both a film-investigation and a reflection on history, The Apollo of Gaza immerses us in the little-known reality of a territory that still pays the price of wars and a ruthless blockade, but where life subsists, unsubdued. Bringing a little light to the Gaza sky, the statue and its stunning story could restore dignity and hope to an entire people.



Screenplay: Nicolas Wadimoff, Béatrice Guelpa
Image: Franck Rabel
Sound: Carlos Ibanez Diaz
Editing : Christine Hoffet

Producer: Philippe Coeytaux, Colette Loumède

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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