Arts and Culture 20 October 2012
“We loved the way in which Annemarie Jacir approached the sensitive subject of that crucial period,” wrote the international jury headed by French editor Françoise Bonnot, of the narrative feature set in the aftermath of the 1967 war.
The film’s synopsis:
In the summer of 1967, Israeli forces seize control of the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria. Thousands of Palestinians pour into Jordan, some separated from their families by the chaos of war. Among them are 11-year-old Tarek (Mahmoud Asfa) and his mother, Ghaydaa (Ruba Blal), who wind up in the Harir refugee camp – but Tarek’s father is missing.
Jacir is an accomplished and pioneering Palestinian director whose previous feature is Salt of This Sea and who has several groundbreaking short and experimental films to her credit.
Congratulations Annemarie!
