2023-04-08

JERUZALEM - Three friends with three different faiths travel together to the cradle of their religions: Jerusalem. They want to discover what they have in common and what divides them. But soon they are confronted with the harsh realities of conflict.

Alexandro Yaramis is an Assyrian Christian, Jonathan Atzmon is Jewish, and Idries Bensbaho is Muslim. They travel to Jerusalem together, but occasionally their paths separate and they explore separately.

The group of friends first explore Jerusalem's Old City with a local guide. Later, everyone splits up. Alexandro goes to Bethlehem where he interacts with Christian Souad, Idries goes to the Al Amari refugee camp where he interacts with victims of the occupation, and Jonathan goes to Lod, an Israeli town that was frequently in the media in May 2021. Jewish residents then became mass victims of attacks by Arab neighbors. Throughout the trip, the trio experiences several drastic issues that begin to shake their friendship.

The central question of the documentary is: will the friendship last or will it also perish in the Holy Land?"

A reportage by Amra Dorjbayar, Alexandro Yaramis, Idries Bensbaho, Jonathan Atzmon, Nathan Tetroashvili and Kanzi Louagie © 2023

Alexandro Yaramis

Alexandro Yaramis is a Belgian storyteller with Assyrian roots.
Alexandro Yaramis

Nathan Tetroashvili

Nathan Tetroashvili is a 21-year-old freelance software engineer and journalist from Antwerp.

Idries Bensbaho

Idries Bensbaho is a Belgian actor, producer and journalist best known for his work in both film and television.
Idries Bensbaho

Amra Dorjbayar

Amra Dorjbayar is a Belgian journalist.

Kanzi Louagie

Kanzi Louagie is a Belgian freelance videographer with a bacholord degree in Digital Design & Development.
Kanzi Louagie

Jonathan Atzmon

Jonathan Atzmon is studying European studies at The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
€ 9.900 allocated on 28/06/2021.
ID
FPD/2021/1853

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