International news cameras broadcast nearly every violent confrontation in and around the Gaza Strip, but images of everyday life for the nearly two million people who live within its borders seldom make it to the world's screens. This rare dispatch from inside one of the most politically charged places on Earth does not debate those politics, but instead listens to the ordinary voices of Gaza's people and records how they live. Along the stunning Mediterranean shore, fishermen, children and taxi drivers dream about the sea, complain about traffic and worry aloud about the future. The conflict casts a tense and omnipotent shadow, bringing their sense of frustration and stalemate alive. This skilfully observed portrait doesn't shy away from the very immediate unrest, but what its striking kaleidoscope of characters does illuminate is the far wider consequence of sustained violence: a people's collective resilience. Myrocia Watamaniuk
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