Library’s Film Series To Resume With ‘Campfire’

From Joseph Cedar (the winner of six Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Picture in 2000), comes Campfire, a story of one woman’s personal battle, but also a portrait of a political movement that has forever affected millions of lives in the Middle East.

The film will be the next feature in C.H. Booth Library’s Independent Film Series. It will be screened at the library on Tuesday, November 14, at 7:30 pm.

Set in 1981, Campfire tells the story of Rachel Gerlik, a 42-year-old widow and the mother of two beautiful teenage daughters, Esti and Tami, who wants to join the founding group of a new religious settlement in the West Bank. The problem is the acceptance committee won’t accept her unless she remarries and proves that she and her daughters can meet the group’s religious and ideological standards.

When Tami, her youngest daughter, is accused of seducing some boys from her youth movement, Rachel is forced to weigh her alliances. Only Yossi, a 50-year-old bachelor (and the new man in Rachel’s life), can show Rachel that living as an outcast is not as bad as it seems.

Campfire is in Hebrew with English subtitles with a running time of 96 minutes. It was the winner of six Israeli academy awards.

Contact the library at 426-4533 for additional information.