Wael’s powerful, uncompromising short turns the body of its protagonist into a war zone, playing out the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Loosely based on Moroccan author Mohamed Choukri’s For bread alone, a young Palestinian prostitute recalls his at times violent sexual awakening. As this all takes place during an encounter with an Israeli male client, Diary of a male whore also highlights the fraught state of the Israeli-Palestinian ‘peace’ process.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1005817
Languages
Arabic
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Homosexuality
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sex
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Memory
Holdings
SP Betacam; Master
Digital Betacam; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded