British documentary filmmaker Chloe Ruthven's grandparents were aid workers in Palestine. Growing up, she had avoided getting too involved in the subject, recalling how mention of the country made all the adults in her life angry. In her forties, after revisiting her grandmother's book on the subject, she starts to research a documentary on the effects of foreign aid in the area and is shocked at the continued reliance on it there. Along the way she meets Lubna, a Palestinian woman who acts as her driver and fixer, and who is fiercely critical of Western aid efforts in her country. What begins as a quest to better understand her family history turns into a deeply emotional account of two women trying to understand one another. Ruthven's determination to focus her film on deeply subjective analysis results in a unique joining of the acutely personal and complexly political.
The Do Gooders full movie can be streamed on Popcorn Time. Enjoy unlimited access to movies and series with Popcorntime online including popular titles like The Do Gooders. Join millions of people who can watch The Do Gooders online for free with Popcorntime online's full HD movie streaming service. Get unlimited, worldwide access to The Do Gooders in HD on your laptop, phone and tablet. The Popcorn Time app is available on smart TVs and set-top boxes, making it easy to watch The Do Gooders online on your big-screen devices for the full cinema experience.
Genres: Documentary
Share this movie:
More movies like The Do Gooders
