Kings and Extras: Digging for a Palestinian Image

The read

It runs a compact 1h 2m.

Synopsis

The films in the PLO Media Unit were supposed to show a self-determined image of Palestinian reality – and they went missing during the Israeli invasion of Beirut in 1982. In a « road movie » from Palestine to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, director Azza El-Hassan follows the contradicting and confusing clues as to the whereabouts of the lost archive.

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Key crew

• Azza El-HassanDirector
• Azza El-HassanWriter

Cast

• Azza El-HassanHerself
• Khadijeh Habashneh Abu AliThe Believers
• Mousa MaraghaThe Optimist
• Omar RashideThe Guardian
• Hiba JawhariaThe Child
• Adnan EmdianateThe Pessimist
• Mustafa Abu AliThe Believer
• Qais Al-ZubaidiThe Thinker
• Abu NahidThe Teacher

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