Synopsis
An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day. A semi-biographic film, in four chapters, about a family spanning from 1948 until recent times. Combined with intimate memories of each member, the film attempts to portray the daily life of those Palestinians who remained in their land and were labelled "Israeli-Arabs," living as a minority in their own homeland.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic74/100
63 audience votes
Key crew
- Elia SuleimanDirector
- Elia SuleimanWriter
Cast
- Saleh BakriFuad
- Elia SuleimanE.S.
- Samar Qudha TanusMother (1970)
- Shafika BajjaliMother (Now)
- Zuhair Abu HannaE.S. (Child)
- Ayman EspanioliES (Teenager)
- Tarik KoptyNeighbour
- Amer HlehelAnis
- Ali SulimanEliza's Boyfriend
- Menashe NoyTaxi Driver
- Doraid LiddawiRamalla IDF officer
- Nati RavitzIDF Commander
Stills
Themes
israelpalestinesemi autobiographicalpresent dayarab–israeli war (1948)