The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
Two students in the West Bank are forced to return home to Gaza, where their love defies tradition. To reach his lover, Qays graffitis poetry across town. A modern retelling of the famous ancient Sufi parable Majnun Layla.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Susan YoussefDirector
- Susan YoussefWriter
- Menno CruijsenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Maisa Abd ElhadiLayla
- Qais NashifQays
- Yosef Abu WardehAl-Mahdi
- Amer KhalilQays' Father
- Jihad Al-KhattibWalid
- Basel HusseiniHitham
- Najwa MubarkiLeyla's Mother
- Suhell NafarFisherman
- Tamer NafarFisherman
- Feras NourNawfal
- Sami SaidIzz Edine
Stills
Themes
palestinewoman directorsufismgaza