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Jerusalem (2013 film)

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English

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Release date
  
September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20)

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Jerusalem is a 2013 documentary film about the ancient city of Jerusalem. It was produced by Cosmic Picture and Arcane Pictures and distributed by National Geographic Cinema Ventures in IMAX and giant screen theatres.

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Background and film synopsis

The film is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. It had an US$8 million production budget and some of the profits from the distribution of the film are to be given to projects in the city that promote co-existence.

A stated aim of the 45-minute film is to show the diversity of Jerusalem and to promote understanding of the different cultures in Jerusalem.

The film-makers were given special access to holy sites and several of the little-known parts of the city. They were permitted to film aerial shots of areas normally treated as no-fly zones. The filmmakers formed an advisory panel that includes academic and theological experts. Jerusalem presents the city through the eyes of three teenagers – a Jew, Christian and Muslim - and the archaeologist Dr Jodi Magness, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The teenagers are Farah Ammouri, Nadia Tadros, and Revital Zacharie. The film shows how the teenagers live in Jerusalem, where they go and how the city is important to them. Dr Magness uses archaeology to understand the past in Jerusalem.

The Film-makers

Jerusalem was a joint production between Cosmic Picture based in New York City, United States, and Arcane Pictures based in London, United Kingdom. Jake Eberts was the executive producer until his death in September 2012. His credits include Chariots of Fire, Gandhi, and Dances with Wolves. He described the city of Jerusalem as, “The beating heart of our world today.” Jerusalem was produced by Taran Davies, producer of Journey to Mecca, and George Duffield, the producer of The End of the Line. Daniel Ferguson, a Canadian filmmaker whose credits include Journey to Mecca, was producer, writer and director. Dominic Cunningham Reid, a producer of Journey to Mecca, is also an executive producer. The Director of Photography was Reed Smoot.

Reviews

The Washington Post described the panoramic photography as "at once awe-inspiring and intimate" and said watching the film "may be as close as a person can get to praying at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Western Wall, without actually going there”. It was described by NBC as "an eye-popping travelogue", and "sure to enthral and educate" in The Washington Times.

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Jerusalem (2013 film) Wikipedia