The Patriarch's Room

Overview

"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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 1, 2016

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Arabic, English, Greek, Hebrew

Countries

Canada, Israel

Director

Danae Elon

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt5778340