2021
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 27 m

2021
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 27 m

Summary Gaza, today. Sixty-year-old fisherman Issa is secretly in love with Siham, a woman who works at the market with her daughter Leila. When he discovers an ancient phallic statue of Apollo in his fishing nets, Issa hides it, not knowing what to do with this mysterious and potent treasure. Yet deep inside, he feels that this discovery will c...

Drama

Written By: Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser, Fadette Drouard

2021
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 27 m

2021
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 27 m

Gaza Mon Amour

Name: Gaza Mon Amour
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021-11-09
Duration: 1 min 27 s
Rating: 0
Cast: Salim Daw, Hiam Abbass, Maisa Abd Elhadi, George Iskandar, Manal Awad

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Written By: Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser, Fadette Drouard

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Nov 11, 2021

With one foot in lighthearted romantic comedy and another in also-light political commentary, Gaza Mon Amour never takes a wrong step, exactly, but also feels ambivalent about its final destination. And if that tortured metaphor doesn’t work for you, then the essence of the film, directed by twin brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser, might feel just as wobbly.

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Los Angeles Times

Nov 11, 2021

Low-key and likable, the Nassers’ Gaza Mon Amour is a movie with no use for sentimentality but in which the timing of a simple kindness, a nervous smile or a cathartic laugh means everything. Which it often can.

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Production Company Les Films du Tambour, Riva Filmproduktion, Ukbar Filmes, Das kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF), Made in Palestine Project, Jordan Pioneers, Eurimages, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français, Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual (ICA), Altaris Partners, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), Doha Film Institute

Release Date Nov 9, 2021

Duration 1 h 27 m

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Awards

THE CRITICS AWARDS FOR ARAB FILMS

• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations

Valladolid International Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

Fribourg International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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Salim Daw

Issa

Hiam Abbass

Siham

Maisa Abd Elhadi

Leila

George Iskandar

Samir

Manal Awad

Manal

Rukkmini Ghosh

Alia

Hitham Omari

Ali

Nabil Kawni

Walid

Majd Eid

Mosab

Namil Alraee

Checkpoint Policeman

Mustafa Abu Thanin

Town Employee

Mohammad Nizar

Taxi Driver

Ibrahim Altoubat

Father

Ruala Adb Elhadi

Sister

Mohammad Abu Youq

Son

Hamada Atallah

Goldsmith

Amro Shaher

Translator

Kareem Otoum

Samir's Nephew

Shamel Bino

Police Inspector

Hilal Abu Zeid

Man in Grocery Store

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