Name: Five Broken Cameras
Genre: War, Documentary
Released: 2011-11-23
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Gibreel Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat

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Fingerprint

Holds up a mirror.
Draws you into power games.
Pulls you in.
Feels like real life.
Breaks your heart.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 87Audiences 83GoodWatch 84
Tomatometer96%
Metascore78
Audience score88%
Letterboxd · 11 K ratings4.3/5
User score8.1
IMDb7.9
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 war movies, −28 min on the typical 118
typical 11890
Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2011
November 23, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
WarDocumentary
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
ArabicHebrewSpanish
Made in
France
Netherlands
Israel
Palestinian Territories
Academy Awards2013
- Documentary (Feature)2013Nominated
- Documentary Feature Film2013Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
16 people
Directing · 2
Guy Davidi Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Emad Burnat Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography
Production · 4
Christine Camdessus Producer
Serge Gordey Producer
Virginie Sarazin Production Manager
Laurence Favreau Head of Production
Editing · 1
Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot Editor
Sound · 1
Amélie Canini Sound Designer
Other crew · 1
Sophie Vermersch Post-Production Manager