DIFF FILMS

FOR THE YEAR 2009

ZINDEEQ

Winner of Muhr Arab / Feature /Best Film :Michel Khleifi (Director)

Palestine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom / 2009 / Portuguese dialogue with English subtitles / Colour / HDCam / 85 mins

Genre: Drama

Cast & Credits

Director: Michel Khleifi
Producer: Omar Al-Qattan
Scriptwriter: Michel Khleifi
Cinematographer: Rémon Fromont
Editor: Marie-Helene Dossaut
Composer: Jean-Marie Senia
Cast (in alphabetical order): Mira Awad, Mohammad Bakri

Synopsis

Acclaimed director Michel Khleifi's story of a Palestinian film-maker 'M' living in Europe, who returns home to Ramallah to film witness accounts of the 1948 Nakba - not only explores the events of that tumultuous era, but places them in context with the uncertainty and tension of present-day Palestine. Over the course of a single day and night, M's solipsistic existence is shaken when his nephew kills a man in Nazareth, placing the entire family at risk of reprisals. This masterful feature - a quietly witty, complex and occasionally surreal depiction of an exile's relationship with Palestine - marks a new direction in Khleifi's work.

Contains: 15+