The Tank and The Olive Tree recalls a certain number of forgotten fundamentals and sheds new light on the history of Palestine. By combining geopolitical analysis, interviews with international personalities who are experts on the subject and testimonies from Palestinian and French citizens, this documentary offers the keys to understanding what the media call the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Enough to rid people's minds of clichés and prejudices! If The Chariot and the Olivier is intended to be educational, it speaks above all of a magnificent territory, and of a people who constantly affirm that “to live is already to resist”...
Direction
Nurier lets Palestinians speak for themselves — radical concept!
Writing
Unpacks 'conflict' as deliberate obfuscation. Language matters.
Director
Roland Nurier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title inverts the biblical 'chariot and olive tree' symbolism — subverting colonial religious narratives weaponized against Palestinians.
Vera Baboun, featured here, was Bethlehem's first female mayor — her presence signals the documentary's commitment to Palestinian agency beyond victimhood.
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