Born In Deir Yassin (2017)

"Born in Deir Yassin" is a documentary directed by Neta Shoshani that tells the story of Deir Yassin, a Palestinian village near Jerusalem that was conquered by Jewish underground fighters in April 1948. The village was later turned into a government-owned psychiatric hospital in 1951.
The film features first-hand testimonies by Jewish fighters who participated and youths who were sent in to "mop up" the dead. In parallel, the film tells the story of Dror Nissan, a man who tries to discover the secrets of his origins by visiting the Israeli government psychiatric hospital built on the grounds of Deir Yassin in 1951.
Today, there is no access to Deir Yassin or to the classified photographs locked away in the archives of the Israel Defense Forces.

Born in Deir Yassin (2017)
Origin: Israel | Documentary | Director: Neta Shoshani | 63 minutes
The traumatic story of Deir Yassin, the Palestinian village located near Jerusalem that was invaded, conquered, and emptied by Jewish underground fighters in April 1948, is told through first-hand testimonies by Jewish fighters who participated and youths who were sent in to “mop up” the dead. In parallel, the film tells the story of Dror Nissan, a man who tries to discover the secrets of his origins by visiting the Israeli government psychiatric hospital built on the grounds of Deir Yassin in 1951.

Winner:
Prix du Jury, Festival du Film Israélien, Paris, 2018
Prix “Mémoire de la Méditerranée”, PriMed 2017