Haifa (1996)
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.
- Date of release
- 1996-08-08
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Rashid Masharawi
Casting
- Ahmad Abu Sal'oum — Abu Said
- Hiam Abbass — Oum Said
- Nawal Zaqout — Sabah
- Fadi El-Ghoul — Siad
- Areen Omari — Samira
- Khaled Awad — Abbas
- George Ibrahim — Postman
- Hussam Abu Eisheh — Barber
- Younis Younis — Younis
- Mohammad Bakri — Haifa
- Mahmoud Qadah — Said
- Mariam el Hin — Haifas Aunt
Interesting facts
Haifa is a 1996 Palestinian drama film directed by Rashid Masharawi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
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