Type: Documentary
Director: David Ridgen & Nicolas Rossier
Year: 2009
Time: 88 minutes
Language: English & Arabic with English subtitles
"A guaranteed argument starter, the documentary plunges viewers into an academic terrain that’s thoroughly, and perhaps hopelessly, colored by politics." —Chicago Reader
American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein is the probing documentary portrait of American academic and activist Norman Finkelstein. A devoted son of holocaust survivors, ardent critic of Israeli and US Mid-East policies and author of six provocative books, Finkelstein has been at the center of many intractable controversies.
Called a lunatic and a self-hating Jew by some and an inspirational, street-fighting revolutionary by others, Finkelstein is a deeply polarizing figure whose struggles arise from core questions about freedom, identity and nationhood. Following him as he presents his message to audiences around the globe, the film provides an intimate portrait of the man behind the controversy, giving voice to Finkelstein’s critics as well as his supporters.
Available on HOME DVD may 18th 2010... in theaters now!!!Watch the trailer:
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