David Osit’s thought-provoking documentary is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office.
Direction
Osit finds humanity in permit applications and pothole repairs.
Editing
Absurd juxtapositions: Christmas trees next to military checkpoints.
Production
Remarkable access to moments most documentarians never see.
Director
David Osit
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hadid's Christianity in a Muslim-majority city isn't the point—it's the pointlessness of caring about it when occupation transcends identity.
Ramallah's municipal government operates like any other city while existing in legal limbo—no currency control, no borders, no sovereignty.
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