Origin: Israel | Documentary | Director: Jonathan Ben Efrat | 52 minutes

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Six floors to hell

Jonathan Ben Efrat 2008 documentary 52 min.

Out of the darkness beneath Tel Aviv, emerge human forms and ghostly
voices. At Geha Junction, one of the busiest intersections in the Tel Aviv
area, hundreds of Palestinians are living underground. Young and old, they
slip into Israel to find work and bring a small wage home to their families
under occupation. Their hiding place at night is in the underground car
park of an abandoned, unfinished shopping mall, hidden from view despite
its central location. They pass most nights of the week here, six floors
below the ground. One of the mall's "residents" is Jalal who puts up with
this hell in order to save money for his wedding while Nisrin, his fiancé,
waits for him to finish building the roof for their new home in Salem, the
West Bank. Under these subterranean and subhuman conditions, the men try to
preserve their dignity: "In the dark", says Jalal, "the only thing left is
to think about is love."

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vllpZD4b0s0

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