One of the few fiction films from the Israeli occupied territories. As Khaled (13 years old) spends the day with his friends and younger brother Amir, he decides to build a house. Collecting the necessary materials becomes more and more of an adventure. The film sketches the story of Khaled's dream of building a house of his own against a harsh background in which his real parental home has been destroyed.
- Director
- Hany Abu-Assad
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Countries of production
- Palestine, Netherlands
- Year
- 1992
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 1993
- Length
- 28'
- Medium
- 16mm
- International title
- Beit min waraq
- Language
- Arabic
- Producer
- Ayloul Film productions