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The murder of Kikus' spear frightened an entire generation.
The docu on it returns to him with sensitivity and without wild pretensions
The problematic legacy of "Shadow of Truth" has led to genuine crime being taken with limited bail, but with all the necessary caution it must be said that Yes Docu's "Why Did I Say It" is an effective, excellent and compelling film
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Suleiman al-Abid
Nadav Menuhin
Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 09:45 Updated: 10:09
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(Photo: Tuli Chen, courtesy of YES)
Hanit Kikos, a 17-year-old restrained girl, hitchhiked on the way to Be'er Sheva 28 years ago.
She has not returned home, and no one can find her.
disappeared.
This is an affair that frightened everyone who grew up here in the 1990s, before traffic cameras, cell phone locations and modern DNA tests could provide explanations. The horror was complete.
A few days after the disappearance, police arrested Suleiman Abu al-'Abid, a Bedouin who worked at a construction site. In the area, diagnosed with retardation, as a suspect in the murder and rape of Kikus - even though no body was found at the time, which was only discovered two years later. Al -'Abid was finally released last year, after 27 years in prison.
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(Photo: Courtesy of the family)
Veteran director Julie Schlesz (who is also known for her feature films, led by "Afula Express") has now returned to this affair, and not for the first time.
She filmed there in the early 1990s, and even filmed an episode of the "Fact" show that dealt with the story.
"Why Did I Say That," Biss Doku, who recently came up with a look at this wound from time and emotion, examines with a magnifying glass Al-Abid's criminal proceedings - his interrogation and conviction - and wonders with Kikus' investigators, judges, lawyers, family members and parents about What happened there.
The problematic legacy of "Shadow of Truth" has led to genuine crime being taken with limited bail, but with all the necessary caution it must be said that "Why Did I Say It" is an effective, excellent and compelling film.
Step by step, Schlesz's record presents the confessional transcripts, reconstruction videos, diagnoses and testimonies, examines them, and unpretentiously decides what actually happened, or hints at broader generalizations on any subject - the film shows how many flaws seem to have fallen throughout this specific criminal proceeding.
Defects in the criminal procedure.
"Why did I say that" (Photo: Tuli Chen, courtesy of YES)
From the body that was finally found away from where al-Abid allegedly admitted to leaving it, through the fact that he did not meet a lawyer during the initial interrogation, the fact that he could not describe at all what it looked like, the non-recording of major interrogations and more. One does not have to be a criminal law expert to raise an eyebrow at the arrogance and overconfidence of the system in the face of these question marks. The film's protagonist, Al Abid himself, is interviewed last and explains what made him admit to what he claims he did not do.
At the beginning of the film, Kikus is seen in a home video from a family celebration, painted black and white while everything around is colorful.
This is a touching moment cinematically in a film that is mostly made up of talking heads, and it's a shame there is no other like it.
Like other real crime works - and this is one of the main shortcomings of "Why Did I Say That" - the crime victim is almost never present in the film, with all the attention devoted to interrogation and interrogation.
Who was Kikus Spear?
What kind of girl?
What did she love and what did she dream of doing?
These are not necessarily negligible questions compared to the criminal drama.
Either way, unfortunately, even after this movie, we still do not know what really happened to her, and it is doubtful we will ever know.
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