Jerusalem FF 2016
Tromsø IFF 2017 – Faith in Film Award
Van Leer Group Foundation Award – Best Director
Haggiag Award – Best Editing
Decades on, the Beitar Jerusalem football team, a bastion of racism, Israel’s hard-right and a symbol for the underprivileged.
When owner Arcadi Gaydamak transfers two Muslim players from Chechnya, all hell breaks loose.
Fan club La Familia threatens a boycott sparking a violent crisis.
Displaying remarkable access, Forever Pure illustrates the difficulty in trying to eradicate racism from a race-based society, as well as the central role that sport all too often plays in the political arena.
The producer will attend screenings in CT
Cape Town
- V&A
- Fri 2, 6.30pm + Q&A
Wed 7, 6.30pm + Q&A
Sun 11, 7.45pm + Q&A
Johannesburg
- Bioscope
- Fri 9, 7pm
