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Slim, precise and haunting. Two narrations that focus on elements of the Israel/Palestina conflict. The past features an Israeli officer tasked with clearing a desert area from “intruders” (the resident bedouins), which culminates in the rape and murder of a young bedouin woman. The present features an Palestinian woman, who tries to learn more about this incident, while having to navigate the heavily restricted and dangerous zone. Both characters's narrations are detail oriented, detached and have a repetitive nature. The soldier's life is filled with a repetition of mundane tasks, while the other protagonist is slightly on the autism spectrum and pursuits her quest in a slightly obsessive way. Yet, despite this setup, this is not a true-crime investigation, instead the story meanders, and then barely perceptibly ties the two stories together with ephemeral moments, sensations, unfortunes.

This worked really well. But had it been any longer, it probably would have dragged.