The 19th Annual Boston Jewish Film Festival
Now through November 11
At almost every theater in town
Official site

Sometimes film festivals aim to achieve a specific tone each year, or they provide selections that fit neatly into certain genres. This year’s Boston Jewish Film Festival selections are unruly. They won’t be boxed in. Even when it comes to their screenings, specific movies might be hard to find because they are popping up all over town. But a few movies stand out, and we’ve listed them with their showtimes.

Sunday, November 4, 8:00 pm, Coolidge Corner Theatre
HotHouse
Shimon Dotan, documentary, 89 minutes, USA, 2006
More info.

This documentary covers the lives affected by the Israel-Palestine struggle without abbreviating everything into quick, nightmarish TV news shots of bomb victims and fear in the streets. Hothouse goes inside an Israeli prison that holds ten thousand Palestinian prisoners and interviews the captives and the captors. The subject matter is controversial and contemporary because the film discusses whether

or not such prisons are increasing terrorism and suicide bombings. Director Shimon Dotan told IndieWire: “I think the audience will leave with many questions and a few answers.”

Image from HotHouse from IndieWire. More BJFF picks after the jump!

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