Bye Bye Tiberias

Bye Bye Tiberias (2024)

Bye Bye Tibériade

In her early twenties, Hiam Abbass left her native Palestinian village to follow her dream of becoming an actress in Europe, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and seven sisters. Thirty years later, her filmmaker daughter Lina returns with her to the village and questions for the first time her mother’s bold choices, her chosen exile and the way the women in their family influenced both their lives.

Date of release
2024-01-12
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (31)
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Lina Soualem

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

Bye Bye Tiberias is a 2023 documentary film directed by Lina Soualem, written by Soualem and Nadine Naous, in collaboration with Gladys Joujou. It follows Hiam Abbass, who leaves her Palestinian village of Deir Hanna in the Lower Galilee, Israel, to pursue her dream of becoming an actress, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and sisters. Abbass returns to her village, with her daughter, Lina, to explore her mother's choices and family influence. It is a co-production between Palestine, Belgium, France and Qatar.

Production

In October 2020, it was announced Lina Soualem would direct a documentary revolving around her mother, Hiam Abbass, with the film receiving grants from Arte, Doha Film Institute and Arab Fund for Arts and Culture.

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