For the first time ever, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) has introduced Jury Prizes, to be deliberated by an esteemed panel of filmmakers, journalists and experts.
Forever Pure
NAME OF FILM: FOREVER PURE
DIRECTOR(S): Maya Zinshtein
STARRING:
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: Beitar Jerusalem, an intensely nationalist soccer team in the Israeli Premier League, inspires as much extreme fandom as it does controversy. The powderkeg erupted in 2013, when the team owner, a provocative Russian arms trafficker, signed two Chechen Muslim players. The hires pushed Beitar over the edge, pitting lifelong fans and longtime players against each other in this eye-opening account of the intersection between politics, racism, and sports.
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