A father with a dangerous secret searches for his daughter.A father with a dangerous secret searches for his daughter.A father with a dangerous secret searches for his daughter.
- Awards
- 2 wins
Kal Naga
- Tarek Khedr
- (as Khaled Abol Naga)
Suhail Haddad
- Adel
- (as Sueil Haddad)
Walid Abdul Salam
- Abu Anas
- (as Waleed Abdisalam Haniya)
Khaled Masso
- Wessam
- (as Khalid Massou)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOfficial submission of Palestine to the best foreign language film category of the 87th Academy Awards 2015.
- SoundtracksEla Toghat al-Alam
Composed by Souad Massi
Arrangement by Hassan Massi (listed as Hassem Massi on film end credits)
Piano, Basse Guitar by Hassan Massi
Percussion by Samir Toukour
Sound engineer: Marzouk
Featured review
Plot is Muddled; it Could Have Been Better
It's supposed to be the story of a father's search for his daughter who was adopted when he was taken prisoner in the siege of 2002 during the 2nd Intifada.
Tarek Khodor (Khaled Abol Naga) starts to do this until he travels to Nablus in the West Bank to look for his daughter. This quest is sidelined when he takes on the job of water engineer. While this development somehow enriches the plotline, it nonetheless veers away from the story's chief thrust without being able to resolve the main plot convincingly. The viewer is unsure whether Tarek recognizes Malak as his long lost daughter as events take precedence in his mind. For example, the climactic scene refers to something else while the final scene says as much. The message is muddled as a result. Thus, the question ultimately is who's the thief here? Perhaps, the film's title should be changed to be consistent with its main theme.
Having said these, the actors perform their roles credibly. Special mention goes to Malek Ermileh for a convincing performance as young Malak. A bonus to the viewer are glimpses/great shots of the ancient town of Nablus with its roots in biblical times.
Tarek Khodor (Khaled Abol Naga) starts to do this until he travels to Nablus in the West Bank to look for his daughter. This quest is sidelined when he takes on the job of water engineer. While this development somehow enriches the plotline, it nonetheless veers away from the story's chief thrust without being able to resolve the main plot convincingly. The viewer is unsure whether Tarek recognizes Malak as his long lost daughter as events take precedence in his mind. For example, the climactic scene refers to something else while the final scene says as much. The message is muddled as a result. Thus, the question ultimately is who's the thief here? Perhaps, the film's title should be changed to be consistent with its main theme.
Having said these, the actors perform their roles credibly. Special mention goes to Malek Ermileh for a convincing performance as young Malak. A bonus to the viewer are glimpses/great shots of the ancient town of Nablus with its roots in biblical times.
- albertval-69560
- Jan 17, 2022
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- عيون الحرامية
- Filming locations
- Palestine(Exterior)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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