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Shot in a region that is torn apart by an unending war, Madri reveals the story’s conflicts and private dramas through conversations with mothers who live with the terror of not ever seeing their children come home again.
The grief for the loss of a child – whether they were a victim or an executioner – is the most heartbreaking of all, unfair and incomprehensible. The suffering from losing a family member is universal; it knows no racial or religious differences.
Acknowledging this grief is the first step on the path toward understanding.
The stories told by Israeli and Palestinian mothers who are living this nightmare, give us an idea of their terrible reality.
This feature-length documentary combines their testimonials, everyday moments, archive footage and home videos – all shot in Israel and Palestine.
Even though in these conversations, the mothers clearly have different ideas and social backgrounds, they all share the same wish: that innocent people will no longer have to pay for something that is not their fault.
This is not a political and ideological discourse, but a message that affects us all personally.
Madri includes interviews with the mothers of Malki (a 15-year old victim of a suicide bomber in the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem in 2002) and the mother of Izz, the 21-year old from Jenin who was responsible for this attack.
They tell us stories of anger and grief in a region where the notion of forgiveness does not exist at the moment.
Some of the mothers belonging to the “Parents Circle” – an organization that brings together parents of Palestinian and Israeli victims – make us understand how they are trying to create a better future for the next generation.
After a stint with the New York-based Louis Falco Dance Company, Barbara Cupisti made the transition to acting at the Silvio D’Amico National Academy for Dramatic Arts under the tutelage of Aldo Trionfo. She began her stage career by working with playwright/director Giuseppe Patroni Griffi.
Barbara’s film debut was La Chiave by Tinto Brass, after which she becomes a well-known leading actress in numerous Italian noir films by directors such as Dario Argento, Michele Soavi, Lucio Fulci and Lamberto Bava.
Subsequently she divided her time between Italy, France and the US to work with various filmmakers, including Norman Jewison, Paul Planchon, Antonio Pedro Vasconcelos, John Lofve, Gabriele Salvatores, Angelo Orlando, Carlo Verdone and Franco Bernini. In 2002, she appeared in Total Kheops with Marie Trintignant and Richard Bohringer.
Her own directing debut was the 16mm short film Fotoromanza (1988), produced in France.
Coming from a family of artists – her father was a painter – Barbara specializes in making documentary portraits of remarkable personalities in the arts, theater, music and the cultural world. Recent releases include the Il signor G segment of the “Progetto Goldoni” DVD series, starring Ferruccio Soleri and produced for Rai Cinema.
In addition, Barbara creates TV programs about historical, sociological, cultural and travel-related subjects.
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