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Release Date:
May 18, 2004
Original Title:
باب الشمس
Alternate Titles:
Bab el shams
Door to the Sun
La porte du soleil
باب الشمس الرحيل
Genres:
Drama | History | Romance | War
Production Companies:
ARTE France Cinéma
MISR International Films
Ognon Pictures
Production Countries:
Belgium | Denmark | Egypt | France | Morocco
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 278
Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and resistance. The film follows the flight of Younes, his wife Nahila, and those around them, from their village in northern Palestine to a refugee camp in Lebanon. Some vow to continue the struggle, most simply struggle to survive. Unsparingly detailing the impact of the nakba (disaster) on Palestinian life and society and the refugees' often-contentious relationship with their reluctant Lebanese hosts, Gate of the Sun spans generations, mixing personal stories with historical events.
Art Direction:
Adel El Maghraby
Co-Director:
Nadine Khan
Costume Designer:
Nahed Nasrallah
Director:
Yousry Nasrallah
Director of Photography:
Samir Bahzan
Music:
Tamer Karawan
Novel:
Elias Khoury
Producer:
Humbert Balsan
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