Directed by:
Hiam AbbassScreenplay:
Hiam AbbassCinematography:
Antoine HéberléCast:
Ashraf Barhom, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Ali Suliman, Makram Khoury, Clara Khoury, Khalifa Natour, Ghazi Albuliwi, Tom Payne, Tarik Kopty (more)Plots(1)
As a conflict between Israel and Lebanon looms, the members of an extended Palestinian family meet for the wedding of the patriarch’s oldest granddaughter. The festivities are ruined not only by air-raid sirens, but also by hints of discord among the wedding party. The time has passed when everyone observed the opinions and decisions of the recognized head of the family, the patriarch grandfather. The differences between his children (who still respect Muslim traditions) and their adult offspring (who observe traditions only as a formality) are beginning to show. The girls in particular are increasingly pushing for emancipation, which in Hajar leads to open rebellion. Hiam Abbass, an actress who has appeared in many important pictures, is intimately familiar with the environment depicted in her film. She succeeds not only in presenting living portraits of the various members of a Palestinian family, but also manages to masterfully pull their personal stories together. The film, which was shown at last year’s festival in Venice, also allows the audience feel what it’s like to live under the constant threat of war. The director plays the wife of the old patriarch. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Ashraf Barhom](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276920_77fd13.jpg)
Ashraf Barhom
Israel
Best movies:
The Syrian Bride (2004)
Ágora (2009)
The Kingdom (2007)
![Hafsia Herzi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/832/160832412_903493.png)
Hafsia Herzi
France
Best movies:
The Source (2011)
The Rabbi's Cat (2011)
Mektoub, My Love (2017)
![Hiam Abbass](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/149/161149311_4ecdd6.jpg)
Hiam Abbass
Israel
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Promise (2011) (series)
The Visitor (2007)
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Best movies:
For My Father (2008)
Amreeka (2009)
Sacred (1999)
![Ali Suliman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/397/162397872_f918db.jpg)
Ali Suliman
Israel
Best movies:
The Promise (2011) (series)
Lemon Tree (2008)
The Syrian Bride (2004)
Makram Khoury
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Lemon Tree (2008)
The Syrian Bride (2004)
![Clara Khoury](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386832_3d4331.jpg)
Clara Khoury
Best movies:
The Syrian Bride (2004)
Body of Lies (2008)
Inheritance (2012)
Khalifa Natour
Best movies:
The Other Son (2012)
The Band's Visit (2007)
When Pigs Have Wings (2011)
Ghazi Albuliwi
Jordan
Best movies:
Only in New York (2013)
Inheritance (2012)
Skin (2018)
![Tom Payne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/667/163667129_df25a7.jpg)
Tom Payne
UK
Best movies:
Wuthering Heights (2009) (TV movie)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
![Tarik Kopty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/649/161649823_010e7c.jpg)
Tarik Kopty
Israel
Best movies:
The Promise (2011) (series)
Lemon Tree (2008)
The Syrian Bride (2004)
Jameel Khoury
Israel
Best movies:
The Promise (2011) (series)
Lemon Tree (2008)
Out in the Dark (2012)
Ula Tabari
Israel
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)
Inheritance (2012)
Mouna Soualem
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Inheritance (2012)
The Night of the 12th (2022)