Abu Shadi is a divorced father and a school teacher in his mid-60s living in Nazareth. After his daughter’s wedding in one month he will be living alone. Shadi, his architect son, arrives from Rome after years abroad to help his father in hand delivering the wedding invitations as per local Palestinian custom. As the estranged pair spend the day together, the tense details of their relationship come to a head challenging their fragile and very different lives.
Palestine has submitted the film as a candidate for foreign language film Oscar.
Wajib
Wajib
Genre
Drama
Director
Annemarie Jacir
Run time
1h 36min
Cast
Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri
Genre
Drama
Director
Annemarie Jacir
Run time
1h 36min
Cast
Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri
Abu Shadi is a divorced father and a school teacher in his mid-60s living in Nazareth. After his daughter’s wedding in one month he will be living alone. Shadi, his architect son, arrives from Rome after years abroad to help his father in hand delivering the wedding invitations as per local Palestinian custom. As the estranged pair spend the day together, the tense details of their relationship come to a head challenging their fragile and very different lives.
Palestine has submitted the film as a candidate for foreign language film Oscar.
Palestine has submitted the film as a candidate for foreign language film Oscar.
Info
Rating
(none)
Production year
2017
Global distributor
Pyramide International
Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/26/2017