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title: 'The Heart of Jenin (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marcus Vetter'
released: '2008-08-13'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-heart-of-jenin-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286802/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Heart of Jenin (2008)

2008 · 89 min · Documentary · Germany

Original title: Das Herz von Jenin

## Synopsis

The Heart of Jenin is a 2008 documentary film written and directed by Marcus Vetter and Leon Geller. The film tells the story of Ismael Khatib from Jenin, a Palestinian whose son was shot by Israeli soldiers. Instead of seeking revenge, he donated his son's organs to Israeli children. In April 2010, The Heart of Jenin won the German Film Award for Best Documentary Film. The film also served as a springboard for the project Cinema Jenin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marcus Vetter](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcus-vetter), [Lior Geller](https://cinepixo.com/people/lior-geller)
- **Screenplay:** [Marcus Vetter](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcus-vetter)
- **Producer:** [Ernst Ludwig Ganzert](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-ludwig-ganzert)
- **Editor:** [Saskia Metten](https://cinepixo.com/people/saskia-metten)

## Cast

- [Ismael Khatib](https://cinepixo.com/people/ismael-khatib) as Ismael Khatib

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