Haifa

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.

Data di uscita
1996-08-08
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (7)
Durata
1 h 50 min
Generi
Dramma, Guerra
Regista
Rashid Masharawi

Cast

Curiosità

Haifa (حَيْفَا‎) è un film del 1996 diretto da Rashid Masharawi.

Produzione

Il film fu girato subito dopo gli accordi di pace del 1995 fra Arafat e Yitzhak Rabin. Fu finanziato da una casa di produzione olandese, la Argus Film. Si tratta del secondo lungometraggio narrativo di Rashid Masharawi, regista palestinese nato nel campo-profughi Al Shati, sulla Striscia di Gaza.

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