In 2010, director Gabriella Bier wrote an article for the national Danish newspaper Politiken. Gabriella wrote not only on how Love During Wartime came to be, but especially on how she herself experiences and reflects on a tragic love story that takes place in the middle of one of the world’s most enduring conflicts.
You can find the article (in Danish) here.
| Reviews
“Gabriella Bier har hittat två modiga, känsliga personer i Jasmin och Assi som gör dokumentären både rörande och ofta rolig”
- Sveriges Radio, January 20, 2012 (full review)
“Love During Wartime lyfter på ett föredömligt sätt fram individuella människoöden bakom det infekterade l äget mellan Israel och Palestina”
- Dagens Nyheter, January 20, 2012 (full review)
“Gabriella Bier lyckas väldigt skickligt förmedla stora känslor med få ord och en stark närvaro i bilderna”
- Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå, January 20, 2012 (full review)
“Broadcasters, fests, Jewish-interest and human-rights events should take note.”
- Variety, February 9, 2011 (full review)
“Director Gabriella Bier and cinematographer Albin Biblom have created an intimate account of an Israeli and a Palestinian battling their governments and foreign bureaucracies as well as each other to do what nearly everyone takes for granted, to live with the person you love.”
- Filmmaker magazine, May 2, 2011 (full review)
““Love During Wartime” masterly illustrates the uneasy coexistence of Israelis and Palestinians in human terms”
- The Christian Science Monitor, June 23, 2011 (full review)
| Interviews
“I don’t think I’m a political filmmaker.” (Gabriella Bier)
The Atlantic, May 1, 2011 (full interview)
“I managed to shoot situations where I hardly understood anything. I would get a sense that it was a good scene, just from the atmosphere, the tone of voice of the protagonists and how people looked at each other.” (Gabriella Bier)
- IndieWire, April 11, 2011 (full interview)
“[...] By sitting in front of the camera and having to answer difficult questions, I had to deal with things that I otherwise might not have dealt with in such an upfront manner.” (Osama)
- Tribeca Film Festival, April 25, 2011 (full interview)
“You don’t have to say it if you can show it.” (Gabriella Bier)
- Mondoweiss, April 25, 2011 (full interview)
“The only thing Palestinians and Israelis see of each other is when they’re at their worst.” (Gabriella Bier)
- TCJewfork, May 4, 2011 (full interview)
Director Gabriella Bier interviewed by Voice of America, June 24, 2011
Interview with director Gabriella Bier and the film’s main subjects, Osama and Jasmin, at the Tribeca Film Festival, May 1, 2011
