21/11/2021
film
Gaza mon amour
Screening as part of Palestinian Films Review
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Gaza mon amour
- directed by Tarzan and Arab Abu Nasser, Palestine 2020, 87'
- Gaza, today. Sixty-year-old fisherman Issa (Salim Dau) is secretly in love with Siham (Hiam Abbas), a woman who works at the market with her daughter Leila (Maisa Abd Elhadi). 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 change his life forever. Strangely, his confidence starts to grow and eventually he decides to approach Siham.
- directed by Tarzan and Arab Abu Nasser, Palestine 2020, 87'
- Screening as part of Palestinian Films Review Personal Is Political: Film Forms of Resistance