A GAZA WEEKEND
- 90 min
- Palestine, United Kingdom
- New Directors
- 3 Screenings
After the outbreak of a deadly virus due to errors made at an Israeli microbiology institute, the UN imposes a travel ban which causes hysteria and frantic attempts to escape. Michael and Keren, a nervous Brit and his steely Israeli girlfriend, are desperately try to get out of Israel and end up in what now happens to be the safest place in the world - the Gaza Strip.
Read moreBritish-Palestinian director Basil Khalil, a previous Oscar-nominee for the beautiful short film Ave Maria (2015), presents an impressively refreshing, cheeky and appealing feature film debut.
With its blend of light-hearted farce, irreverent sense of irony and sly political commentary, A Gaza Weekend is both an artistically robust and highly entertaining film which, unsurprisingly, won the Film Critics' prize and became an audience favourite at the Toronto Film Festival this autumn.
About the director
Basil Kahlil (b. 1981, Nazareth) is a British-Palestinian filmmaker. He was nominated for both the Oscar and the Palme d'Or in Cannes for best short film with Ave Maria (2015), which was a success and collected several awards. With last year's feature film debut, A Gaza Weekend (2022), Kahlil shows that this was hardly a coincidence. At the Toronto Film Festival, the film won the FIPRESCI Critics Award, an award given to good and innovative films.
Screenings
| Thursday 09. march 15.00 | 15.00 |
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| Friday 10. march 21.00 | 21.00 |
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| Saturday 11. march 19.00 | 19.00 |
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Information
| Original title | A GAZA WEEKEND | |
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| Director | Basil KHALIL | |
| Year | 2022 | |
| Length | 90 min | |
| Country | Palestine, United Kingdom | |
| Language | English, Arabic, Hebrew | |
| Subtitles | English | |
| Cast | Stephen Mangan, Mouna Hawa, Loai Nofi |
