FOREVER PURE

87 min

NYC PREMIERE Beitar Jerusalem Football Club is the most controversial team in Israel. Loyal fans, known as La Familia, take pride in Beitar being the only team in its league that has never fielded an Arab player. In 2012, team owner Arcadi Gaydamak, a Russian-born billionaire with political aspirations, signs two Muslim players from Chechnya. Their presence turns La Familia into opponents of their own team and initiates an ideological contest with wide repercussions.

Director: Maya Zinshtein

Producer: Geoff Arbourne, Maya Zinshtein, Alan Maher, Torstein Grude

Cinematographer: Sergei (Israel) Freedman, Yaniv Linton, Ross McDonnell

Editor: Justine Wright, Noam Amit

Music: Stephen Rennicks

Language: Hebrew, Russian, Chechen

Country: Israel, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway

Year: 2016

International

Jewish

Middle East

Race

Religion

Sports and Games

Subtitled

Women Directors

FOREVER PURE

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