The Tale of the Three Lost Jewels
Hikayatul jawahiri thalath
A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Gypsy girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
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Mohammed Nahnal
Yusef
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Hana' Nc'mch
Aida
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Bushra Karaman
Yusef's mother
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Raida Adon
Suad
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Makram Khoury
Abu Iman
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Mohammed Sheikh
Samir
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Hana' Ne'meh
Aida
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Ghassan Abu Libda
Salah
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Amin Halabi
Salah's father
Mohammad Bakri
Aida's father
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Abed Azrie
Composer
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Jean-Marie Sénia
Composer
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Rémon Fromont
Cinematographer