A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Gypsy girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.
Keywords
- Middle East Focus: Amos Gitai and Michel Khleifi
Actors
- Mohammad Nahhal
- Hana' Nc'mch
- Makram J. Khoury
- Bushra Qaraman
- Ghassan Abu Libda
Director
- Michel Khleifi
Drama
1h 52min
ARABIC
FRENCH
DUTCH
Zwischen Krieg und Frieden, im Gazastreifen, eine Fabel über zwei verliebte Kinder, die ihren Traum bis zum Ende durchziehen werden.
Zwischen Krieg und Frieden, im Gazastreifen, eine Fabel über zwei verliebte Kinder, die ihren Traum bis zum Ende durchziehen werden.
A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Gypsy girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.
Cast & Crew
Director
Michel Khleifi
Cast
Mohammad Nahhal
Cast
Hana' Nc'mch
Cast
Makram J. Khoury
Cast
Bushra Qaraman
Cast
Ghassan Abu Libda