Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Youth Feature Film
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2023)
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Setting
Set in Mandatory Palestine
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Darin J. SallamScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 14, 2021
- Original language
- Arabic
- Countries
- Jordan, Sweden
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In the United States
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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 TaybehFarida's Father- Leanne KathudaFarida's Mother
- Samuel KaczorowskiCommander
- Batoul IbrahimFemale Soldier
- Joseph ShamounSoldier #1
Sultan AlkhailYoung Soldier- Jamal BakirSoldier #2
- Nael KanjAl-Sheikh
- Adam AlawnehFarida's Younger Brother
- Hind Al-HamedSameeha
- A'sem KhazaliNasser's Father
- Sief GhanemNasser
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