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  • The Patriarch's Room (2016)
  • 83 min | Documentary
The Patriarch's Room (2016)
83 min | Documentary
"Jaffa Gate Is Ours!" screamed the headlines in 2005. Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos was accused of selling church property to Jewish settlers. He denied all the accusations. But for the first time in the church's 2000-year history, its ...See more"Jaffa Gate Is Ours!" screamed the headlines in 2005. Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos was accused of selling church property to Jewish settlers. He denied all the accusations. But for the first time in the church's 2000-year history, its leader was ousted. For 11 long years, Irineos was imprisoned in his chambers. In this first-person account, filmmaker Danae Elon unravels what really happened to the former Patriarch. With unprecedented access to the inner workings of the church, a riveting, mysterious, disturbing, and often humorous story is revealed about an unknown world within the walls of Jerusalem's Old City. See less
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Director
Danae Elon
Producers
Paul Cadieux | Danae Elon
Composer
Peter Venne
Cinematographer
Itamar Mendes-Flohr
Editor
Sophie Farkas Bolla
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Updated May 31, 2016
Release date
Jan 2017 (United States)
Awards
2 wins

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