“The last day of occupation will be the first day of peace.”
- Marwan Barghouthi
Who is Marwan Barghouthi?
Marwan Barghouti is an elected member of parliament and played a crucial role supporting the Oslo Peace Accords in the 90’s. In 2000 Marwan was a key figure in leading the second Intifada against the Israeli occupation. Two years into the Intifada, Marwan was arrested by Israel and accused of ordering terror attacks in Tel Aviv. After 1000 days of isolation and his court case, an Israeli civilian court convicted Marwan and sentenced him to 5 life sentences.
Recent polls indicate that in the next Palestinian elections Barghouti could be elected as the next Palestinian leader - meaning Israel would be holding the Palestinian Leader behind bars.
The family.
The vehicle through which this story is told is the Barghouti family. Over the past 4 years, gaining exclusive access, we witnessed first hand the pressures that wife, Fadwa and their four children endure on a daily basis including prison visits and a 43 day long Hunger Strike led by Marwan from Solitary confinement.
Fadwa is a powerful force for female empowerment and is a lawyer and member of the Fatah council. Fadwa has traveled the world campaigning for Marwan's release for over 2 decades.
The film.
Tomorrow’s Freedom captures a new call for Barghouti's freedom; by his family, human rights activists and key interviewees including Hannan Ashrawi (PLO founder in Ramallah), Lindsey Hilsum (International Editor Channel 4 news and the only western journalist to have interviewed Marwan from inside prison), Yossi Beilin (former Justice Minister of Israel and Simon Foreman (international lawyer appointed by the Inter-Parliamentary Union to monitor his trial in Tel Aviv).
Combining unfolding events on the ground, in depth interviews and powerful archive spanning over 30 years - we see Marwan's evolution from activist to learned politician, uniting people and bringing hope to a flatlined peace process. If given a chance, could Barghouthi pave the way for an inclusive and democratic future and peace between Israel and Palestine?
