Haifa, nicknamed after the city of his love and hope, goes around and comes around in a Palestinian refugee camp. Although he is everybody's fool, there are many things that only he knows. ...
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Cast
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| Mohammad Bakri | ... | Haifa (as Mohammed Bakri) | |
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Ahmad Abu Sal'oum | ... | Abu Said |
| Hiam Abbass | ... | Oum Said (as Hiyam Abbass) | |
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Nawal Zaqout | ... | Sabah |
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Fadi El-Ghoul | ... | Siad |
| Areen Omari | ... | Samira | |
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Khaled Awad | ... | Abbas (as Khalid Awad) |
| George Ibrahim | ... | Postman | |
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Mariam El-Hin | ... | Haifa's aunt |
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Mahmoud Qadah | ... | Said |
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Hussam Abu Eisheh | ... | Barber |
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Samer Abu Eisheh | ... | Son of the barber |
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Younis Younis | ... | Younis |
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Osama Masri | ... | Television repairman |
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Samyah Bakri | ... | Mother of possible bride 1 |
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Haifa, nicknamed after the city of his love and hope, goes around and comes around in a Palestinian refugee camp. Although he is everybody's fool, there are many things that only he knows. He is closely related to the family of Abu Said, a former policeman who gains new hopes from the political developments. Oum Said, his wife, hangs her hope on the imminent release of their eldest son, Said, from jail. She tries to find him a bride to secure things for the future. Their youngest son, Siad, is cynical and rebellious. He refuses to believe things. Sabah, the 12 year old daughter is romancing the future and wants to find out what's in it for her. The different stories are interwoven into a very timely insight into the current Palestinian mind. Written by Peter van Vogelpoel <pvvogel@xs4all.nl>
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Dramatic and poetic insight in the mind of the Palestinian people to the background of the current political changes.Parents Guide:
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ArabicRelease Date:
8 August 1996 (Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
Haifa See more »Filming Locations:
Jericho, PalestineCompany Credits
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