Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Promises end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Promises easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Promises

Name: Promises
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2001
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Moishe Bar Am, B. Z. Goldberg, Sanabel Hassan

Directed by Carlos Bolado, Justine Shapiro, B. Z. Goldberg

Produced by Promises Film Project

2001106 min7.5 / 10

An intimate documentary portrait of children navigating the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, balancing the weight of inherited division with moments of human connection and tentative hope.

Documentarians Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg traveled to Israel to interview Palestinian and Israeli kids ages 11 to 13, assembling their views on living in a society afflicted with violence, separatism and religious and political extremism. This 2002 Oscar nominee for Best Feature Documentary culminates in an astonishing day in which two Israeli children meet Palestinian youngsters at a refugee camp.

Clusters

Coping With Grief Unlikely Caregiver Friendships Justice and Freedom Historical War Movies Religion And Faith

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Israel Palestinian-israeli Conflict Muslim Peace Jerusalem Arab Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is Promises sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Promises end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Promises scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Promises violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Promises easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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