With war in Gaza imminent, 4-month-old Mohammad needs a costly bone marrow implant that only an Israeli hospital can perform, or he will die. This critically acclaimed documentary chronicles a race against time as a veteran Israeli TV correspondent and news anchor Shlomi Eldar appeals for donations to save the boy's life. When the father of a fallen Israeli soldier anonymously steps forward, a tangle of moral and ethical contradictions envelop the journalist, doctors and Mohammad's Muslim family. This slice of Middle East politics, seen through a very personal lens, offers a remarkably evenhanded platform for debate and a moving cinematic bridge between peoples.

"The only thing I can imagine standing in the way of an Oscar for 'Precious Life' is peace breaking out."
- Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal

"Magnificent. One of the most moving films of the past several years."  - Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter

"A remarkable new documentary ... This is the Middle East I know." - Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Generously underwritten by Seneca Financial Advisors

Sunday, July 16
6pm, Dryden Theatre

Director: Shlomi Eldar
Country: Israel
Running Time: 86 min.
Year: 2010
Language: Hebrew/English/Arabic w/ subtitles
Genre: Documentary