Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Oslo,” the new HBO film about the back-channel negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization that led to the milestone Oslo Peace Accords, arrives as tensions are at a high in the Middle East.It’s a moment where the hard work of peacemaking that the film dramatizes is in noticeably short supply, but Bartlett Sher, who makes his feature directing debut with “Oslo,” believes that the message of the movie is even more resonant.
Religious, cultural, and political differences will never be bridged if adversaries can’t find a way to have a constructive dialogue, he argues.Making “Oslo” required a new set of skills for Sher, an acclaimed Broadway director who.
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