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The Gate of the Sun
2004, May 18
4h 38m
Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and resistance. The film follows the flight of Younes, his wife Nahila, and those around them, from their village in northern Palestine to a refugee camp in Lebanon. Some vow to continue the struggle, most simply struggle to survive. Unsparingly detailing the impact of the nakba (disaster) on Palestinian life and society and the refugees' often-contentious relationship with their reluctant Lebanese hosts, Gate of the Sun spans generations, mixing personal stories with historical events.
Directed by
Yousry Nasrallah
Written by
Muhammad Suwaid, Yousry Nasrallah
Béatrice Dalle
Catherine
Hiam Abbass
Um Youness
Bassel Khayyat
Khaleel
Bassem Samra
Interrogateur
Nadera Omran
Um Hasan
Darina Al Joundi
Femme fantôme
Mohammad Hadaki
Abou Essaf
Qasim Melho
Ostaz Youssef
Maher Essam
Selim
Fadi Abi Samra
Dr. Amgad
Rim Turkhi
Nahila
Orwa Nyrabia
Youness
Hussein Abou Seada
Colonel Mehdi
Ahmad Al Ahmad
Adnan
Antoine Balabane
Georges
Wissam Smayra
Himself
Hala Omran
Shams
Talal Jordy
Tortionnaire
Hanane Hajj Ali
Zeinab
Mohamed Akil
Responsable OLP
Vivianne Antonios
Epouse de Sameh
Gérard Avedissian
Barman
Ragaa Kotrosh
Om Soliman
Muhtaseb Aref
Sheikh Ibrahim
Elias Khoury
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