Roads
Short movie – Israel
Production year: 2007
Movie length: 22 minutes
Production year: 2007
Movie length: 22 minutes
Movie description:
Ismayil, an Arab boy, begins his day riding his bicycle through the narrow alleys and rundown streets of his neighbourhood, greeting his friends and neighbours. This could look like an average day for any other boy in Israel, but Ismayil lives in the small Arab quarter in the city of Lod, and here, there are no average days.
In the Arab-Israeli slums of the drug-stricken city, Ismayil is king. At barely 13 he already works for Ahmed, the biggest local drug dealer. But one day Ismayil discovers that his younger brother Riad dreams of walking in his footsteps and leaves school to work for Ahmed. Ismayil then decides to flee Lod with his brother, determined to find a new life for both of them outside, far away from the drug dealers and their abusive father. He steals a large amount of cash from Ahmed, intended for a big drug deal, and grabs Riad. In the midst of their escape they run into Daniel, a young traumatized Israeli ex-soldier, who often buys drugs from Ismayil trying to escape his own reality. Daniel decides to help Ismayil and his brother by smuggling them out of the neighborhood in his car. But on their way out they encounter Ahmed and his dealers. Ismayil leads them running into an abandoned warehouse where they are ultimately surrounded by the dealers, and by policemen following Daniel. During these brief intense moments, a bond grows between Ismayil and Daniel. Taking cover inside, Daniel tells Ismayil of one tragic day as a soldier in Lebanon when he mistakenly shot a boy Ismayil’s age. In this pivotal dead-end Daniel gives himself up to the police allowing Ismayil and Riad to escape. He is arrested while Ismayil and his brother flee across the train-tracked border of Lod. Daniel looks on smiling, hoping they will never return. While he found his redemption, Ismayil found his way out.
In the Arab-Israeli slums of the drug-stricken city, Ismayil is king. At barely 13 he already works for Ahmed, the biggest local drug dealer. But one day Ismayil discovers that his younger brother Riad dreams of walking in his footsteps and leaves school to work for Ahmed. Ismayil then decides to flee Lod with his brother, determined to find a new life for both of them outside, far away from the drug dealers and their abusive father. He steals a large amount of cash from Ahmed, intended for a big drug deal, and grabs Riad. In the midst of their escape they run into Daniel, a young traumatized Israeli ex-soldier, who often buys drugs from Ismayil trying to escape his own reality. Daniel decides to help Ismayil and his brother by smuggling them out of the neighborhood in his car. But on their way out they encounter Ahmed and his dealers. Ismayil leads them running into an abandoned warehouse where they are ultimately surrounded by the dealers, and by policemen following Daniel. During these brief intense moments, a bond grows between Ismayil and Daniel. Taking cover inside, Daniel tells Ismayil of one tragic day as a soldier in Lebanon when he mistakenly shot a boy Ismayil’s age. In this pivotal dead-end Daniel gives himself up to the police allowing Ismayil and Riad to escape. He is arrested while Ismayil and his brother flee across the train-tracked border of Lod. Daniel looks on smiling, hoping they will never return. While he found his redemption, Ismayil found his way out.
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