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Haïfa

1996

Rashid Masharawi

1996·PSPSGermanyGermanyNetherlandsNetherlands
Award tierBronze

Haifa, nicknamed after the city of his love and hope, goes around and comes around in a Palestinian refugee camp. Although he is everybody's fool, there are many things that only he knows. He is closely related to the family of Abu Said, a former policeman who gains new hopes from the political developments. Oum Said, his wife, hangs her hope on the imminent release of their eldest son, Said, from jail. She tries to find him a bride to secure things for the future. Their youngest son, Siad, is cynical and rebellious. He refuses to believe things. Sabah, the 12 year old daughter is romancing the future and wants to find out what's in it for her. The different stories are interwoven into a very timely insight into the current Palestinian mind.

Cast

Hiam Abbass·Ahmad Abu Sal'oum·Mohammad Bakri·Nawal Zaqout

Producers

Ayoub Akhrass·Henri Kuipers·Rashid Masharawi·Areen Omari·Erik Schut

Languages

SAArabic

Major Awards

0 wins · 1 nomination

Nominations (1)

Critics' Awards

Cannes Film Festival (1996)

Un Certain Regard Award

Rashid Masharawi

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