There Was Nothing Here Before

2024Documentary

A Swiss filmmaker of Palestinian origin travels to the West Bank to make sense of the break-up with a childhood friend who became a Jewish settler. While trying to understand why their friendship has not held up in the face of the political situation, he reveals his own tragic family history in Palestine.

Original titleAvant, il n'y avait rien

Release2024-01-25

Runtime71 min

StatusReleased

CountriesSwitzerland

Original languageAR

SpokenArabic, English, French, Hebrew

DirectorYvann Yagchi

WritersAurora Vögeli, Yvann Yagchi

ProductionMaximage, SRF, SRG SSR, RTS

Popularity1

TMDB ID1219670