Canticle of the Stones

Two Palestinian lovers, parted during the 60s when he is imprisoned for resisting the Israeli occupation and she sorrowfully emigrates to the US, come together again in Jerusalem some 18 years later. He works for an agricultural aid organization, she is a scholar researching the meaning of sacrifice in Palestinian society. Around them rages the turmoil of the first Intifada.

Keywords

  • Middle East Focus: Amos Gitai and Michel Khleifi

Actors

  • Bushra Karaman
  • Makram J. Khoury

Director

  • Michel Khleifi

Drama, Romance


1h 40min


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Palestinian Territory
1990
Zwei palästinensische Liebende, die in den 60er Jahren getrennt wurden, treffen sich 18 Jahre später in Jerusalem wieder.

Zwei palästinensische Liebende, die in den 60er Jahren getrennt wurden, treffen sich 18 Jahre später in Jerusalem wieder.


Two Palestinian lovers, parted during the 60s when he is imprisoned for resisting the Israeli occupation and she sorrowfully emigrates to the US, come together again in Jerusalem some 18 years later. He works for an agricultural aid organization, she is a scholar researching the meaning of sacrifice in Palestinian society. Around them rages the turmoil of the first Intifada.

Cast & Crew