{"id":2666,"date":"2025-03-25T06:25:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T07:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=2666"},"modified":"2025-03-27T18:21:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:21:06","slug":"no-other-land-director-hamdan-ballal-says-violent-attack-was-revenge-for-our-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/no-other-land-director-hamdan-ballal-says-violent-attack-was-revenge-for-our-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal says violent attack was \u2018revenge for our movie\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hamdan Ballal has spoken out after being beaten (Picture: AFP or licensors)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hamdan Ballal has spoken out about being targeted after being ‘handcuffed, blindfolded, and beaten’ while detained by the Israeli military<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The director, who won an Oscar this year for No Other Land <\/a>for best documentary feature, was attacked by 10 to 20 Israeli settlers earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Ballal’s co-director, Yuval Abraham, tweeted on X: ‘A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co-director of our film No Other Land.<\/p>\n

‘They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since.’<\/p>\n

Although the director was later set free, he has now spoken about the ordeal, claiming he was deliberately targeted and believed he was going to die.<\/p>\n

‘They threw me to the ground, and the settler started hitting me on the head. Then a soldier also began beating me; with the butt of his rifle, he struck me on the head. After that, he fired his weapon in the air. I don\u2019t understand Hebrew, but I gathered that he said the next rifle shot would hit me. In that moment, I thought I was going to die,’ he told The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He added: ‘It was a revenge for our movie. I heard the voices of the soldiers, they were laughing about me \u2026 I heard [the word] “Oscar”.’<\/p>\n

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Adra\u2019s family and neighbours over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamdan Ballal has spoken out after being beaten (Picture: AFP or licensors) Hamdan Ballal has spoken out about being targeted after being ‘handcuffed, blindfolded, and beaten’ while detained by the Israeli military. The director, who won an Oscar this year for No Other Land for best documentary feature, was attacked by 10 to 20 Israeli settlers earlier this week. 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