The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Palestine, 1948. After the withdrawal of the British occupiers, tensions rise between Arabs and Jews. Meanwhile, Farha, the smart daughter of the mayor of a small village, unaware of the coming tragedy, dreams of going to study in the big city.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
92 audience votes
Key crew
- Darin J. SallamDirector
- Darin J. SallamScreenplay
- Nadim MishlawiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ashraf BarhomAbu Farha
- Karam TaherFarha
- Tala GammohFarida
- Ali SulimanAbu Walid
- Sameera AsirMyassar (Um Mohammad)
- Majd EidSaleh (Abu Mohammad)
- Tulin Al QuranAbu Mohammad's Daughter #1
- Lamar Al QuranAbu Mohammad's Daughter #2
- Firas W. TaybehFarida's Father
- Leanne KathudaFarida's Mother
- Samuel KaczorowskiCommander
- Batoul IbrahimFemale Soldier
Stills
Themes
palestinian-israeli conflictpalestinefemale friendshipzionismbased on true storyethnic cleansingcolonisation1940sfather daughter relationshipbritish occupationisraeli historypalestine history