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When I Saw You

Original title: Lamma shoftak
  • 20122012
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 38m
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6.6/10
804
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When I Saw You (2012)
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1967. The world is alive with change: brimming with reawakened energy, new styles, music and an infectious sense of hope. In Jordan, a different kind of change is underway as tens of thousan... Read all1967. The world is alive with change: brimming with reawakened energy, new styles, music and an infectious sense of hope. In Jordan, a different kind of change is underway as tens of thousands of refugees pour across the border from Palestine. Having been separated from his fathe... Read all1967. The world is alive with change: brimming with reawakened energy, new styles, music and an infectious sense of hope. In Jordan, a different kind of change is underway as tens of thousands of refugees pour across the border from Palestine. Having been separated from his father in the chaos of war, Tarek, 11, and his mother Ghaydaa, are amongst this latest wave of ... Read all
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804
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    • Annemarie Jacir
    • Annemarie Jacir(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mahmoud Asfa
    • Ruba Blal
    • Saleh Bakri
    • Annemarie Jacir
    • Annemarie Jacir(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mahmoud Asfa
    • Ruba Blal
    • Saleh Bakri
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    • 5User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
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    Mahmoud Asfa
    • Tarek
    Ruba Blal
    Ruba Blal
    • Ghaydaa
    Saleh Bakri
    Saleh Bakri
    • Layth
    Anas Algaralleh
    • Mr. Nasser
    Ali Elayan
    • Abu Akram
    Ruba Shamshoum
    • Zain
    Ahmad Srour
    Ahmad Srour
    • Touissant
    Firas Taybeh
    • Majed
    • (as Firas W. Taybeh)
    Husam Abed
    • Al Arabi
    Fadia Abu Ayash
    • Jihan
    Rafa' Abu Ayash
    • Lena
    Ammar Abu Shawish
    • Antar
    Mahmoud Al Hayek
    • City Boy 1
    Bashar Al Khallaylleh
    • Al Qanas
    Ahmad Al Muhaisan
    • City Boy 2
    Ayoub Al Nahhas
    • Young Man
    Yazan Al Rousan
    • Abu Hadeed
    Yahya Alabdallah
    Yahya Alabdallah
    • George Al Nabulsi
      • Annemarie Jacir
      • Annemarie Jacir(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The official submission of Palestinian Territories to the Best Foreign Language Film of the 85th Academy Awards 2013.
    • Goofs
      The broken-down car is a 1970 Dodge Coronet sedan introduced well after the movie's setting in 1967.
    • Connections
      Featured in Home (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Ya layl la trooh
      Original Song for film

      Written & Composed by Ruba Shamshoum

      Performed by The Lamma Shoftak Group

      Ruba Shamshoum - Vocals

      Ossama Bawardi - Guitar

      Hussam Abed - Percussion

      Published by Lamma Shoftak LLC.

    User reviews5

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    10/10
    Heartwarming
    Sad reality of freedom fighters. Sad reality of the lives the mothers, children, and elders had to live through. Strong movie with a motive. Personally loved it. May they be free soon...
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    • Oct 17, 2021

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      • January 15, 2014 (United States)
      • Occupied Palestinian Territory
      • Jordan
      • Greece
      • United Arab Emirates
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
      • Arabic
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jordan
    • Production companies
      • Philistine Films
      • Faliro House Productions
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    • 1 hour 38 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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