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State of Rage - utterly depressing. Channel 4

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Silence1 · 30/09/2024 18:22

Did anyone watch this? So depressing and bleak. For those of you who deny the concern others have for children growing up filled with hate watch this.
The children are more radicalized than their parent/grandparent.

Guardian and Telegraph review for balance.
State of Rage review – every minute of this documentary has a quote to stop the heart | Television | The Guardian

State of Rage, Channel 4, review: hatred, bloodlust and bigotry – all from the mouths of children (telegraph.co.uk)

State of Rage review – every minute of this documentary has a quote to stop the heart

This urgent, illuminating film follows a Palestinian and Israeli family in the West Bank to create a bold and vivid picture of how fierce conflict affects people’s psyches

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/sep/29/state-of-rage-review-every-minute-of-this-documentary-has-a-quote-to-stop-the-heart

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StupidFarang · 01/10/2024 07:41

Interesting choice of one of the most radical populations in Israel society.

For a little perspective, an article in the NY Times about someone else whose mother was murdered and presumably HIS children would not be of so much interest to the film makers despite the absolutely brutal murder of their beloved grandmother.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/magazine/vivian-silver-oct-7.html

ssd · 30/09/2024 21:28

I seen a quote earlier from Socrates, it said something like "you can kill a person, you cant kill an idea"

Very true here

PinkStringofHearts · 30/09/2024 21:17

I just watched it after seeing this thread. Terrifying. The sense ownership the young Israelis feel over Palestine, the sense of duty the young Palestinians feel to protect their homes at any cost. It gives a very bleak impression of what the future will hold.

StarieNight · 30/09/2024 21:01

I'll watch it but it was a given wasn't it.

I totally understand isreal defending itself etc after last years atrocity but I also felt what if it went the other way. They had the moral high ground at that point, to dump leaflets, support elections to get rid of hammas and instead of fighting go into ring fence elections and keep people safe, offer hope.
I believe at that time many people form gaza where crossing into isreal to work and more integration was happening.
Oh well obviously that's more than a pipe dream now.

Scirocco · 30/09/2024 20:18

Thank you for sharing.

Dulra · 30/09/2024 20:10

I have it recorded, haven't had a chance to watch it yet. Thanks for sharing review.