Based on a 1974 novel by Emil Habibi about a man abducted by aliens, this film spirals into a fantastical, surreal world. Its protagonist, an anti-hero, is out of place and out of time. A victim of both his own existential crisis and his surroundings.
All Short films at IFFR 2017
Also in this combined programme
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A Boy, a Wall and a Donkey
Three young boys want to make a film in a village without cameras. There is a place they know with plenty of cameras.
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In the Future They Ate from the Finest Porcelain
A narrative resistance group tries to change the history and fate of its people in the future by manipulating its past through underground porcelai
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One Minute
Gaza, Shuja’iyya, summer 2014: Salma is sheltering from the bombing. Her mobile phone is her lifeline to the world, but it also announces her
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Flower Seller
Hiding his true identity behind the role of an innocent flower seller, Abu El Ward is confronted by destiny in this thriller about a Palestinian co
Film details
- Country of production
- Palestine
- Year
- 2015
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 13"
- Medium/Format
- File
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