JERUZALEM - Three friends with three different faiths travel together to the cradle of their religions: Jerusalem. They want to discover what they have in common and what divides them. But soon they are confronted with the harsh realities of conflict.
Alexandro Yaramis is an Assyrian Christian, Jonathan Atzmon is Jewish, and Idries Bensbaho is Muslim. They travel to Jerusalem together, but occasionally their paths separate and they explore separately.
The group of friends first explore Jerusalem's Old City with a local guide. Later, everyone splits up. Alexandro goes to Bethlehem where he interacts with Christian Souad, Idries goes to the Al Amari refugee camp where he interacts with victims of the occupation, and Jonathan goes to Lod, an Israeli town that was frequently in the media in May 2021. Jewish residents then became mass victims of attacks by Arab neighbors. Throughout the trip, the trio experiences several drastic issues that begin to shake their friendship.
The central question of the documentary is: will the friendship last or will it also perish in the Holy Land?"
A reportage by Amra Dorjbayar, Alexandro Yaramis, Idries Bensbaho, Jonathan Atzmon, Nathan Tetroashvili and Kanzi Louagie © 2023
DOCUMENTAIRE
- Zonen van Abraham, Vranckx & De Nomaden, VRT/Canvas, 08/04/2023.