The Patriarch's Room

The Patriarch's Room (2016)

Released Documentary · 83 min

 

The Patriarch's Room (2016)

Released Documentary · 83 min

 

"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... 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... see more

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
May 1, 2016
COUNTRY
CA, US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
Arabic, English, Greek, Hebrew
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
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