Drivers Hamouda and Ismail navigate the Israel-Palestine border and smuggle Palestinian workers from one world to the next so that they may simply provide for their families. Over the course of eight years, film cameras follow two men as they careen their cars through sandy dunes and across winding roads, evading Israeli soldiers who assume that any Palestinian heading for the border is a terrorist. An intimate yet harrowing portrait, The Devil’s Drivers is an immersion into life under occupation, documenting car chases and perilous trips in breathless suspense.
- Year2021
- Runtime93 minutes
- CountryGermany
- DirectorDaniel Carsenty, Mohammed Abugeth
Drivers Hamouda and Ismail navigate the Israel-Palestine border and smuggle Palestinian workers from one world to the next so that they may simply provide for their families. Over the course of eight years, film cameras follow two men as they careen their cars through sandy dunes and across winding roads, evading Israeli soldiers who assume that any Palestinian heading for the border is a terrorist. An intimate yet harrowing portrait, The Devil’s Drivers is an immersion into life under occupation, documenting car chases and perilous trips in breathless suspense.
- Year2021
- Runtime93 minutes
- CountryGermany
- DirectorDaniel Carsenty, Mohammed Abugeth