SummaryGaza, today. Sixty-year-old fisherman Issa is secretly in love with Siham, a woman who works at the market with her daughter Leila. When he discovers an ancient phallic statue of Apollo in his fishing nets, Issa hides it, not knowing what to do with this mysterious and potent treasure. Yet deep inside, he feels that this discovery will change his... Read More
Directed By:Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser
Written By:Fadette Drouard, Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser
Gaza Mon Amour
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Nov 11, 2021
71
With one foot in lighthearted romantic comedy and another in also-light political commentary, Gaza Mon Amour never takes a wrong step, exactly, but also feels ambivalent about its final destination. And if that tortured metaphor doesn’t work for you, then the essence of the film, directed by twin brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser, might feel just as wobbly.
Nov 11, 2021
70
Low-key and likable, the Nassers’ Gaza Mon Amour is a movie with no use for sentimentality but in which the timing of a simple kindness, a nervous smile or a cathartic laugh means everything. Which it often can.
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Production Company:
- Les Films du Tambour
- Riva Filmproduktion
- Ukbar Filmes
- Das kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF)
- Made in Palestine Project
- Jordan Pioneers
- Eurimages
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)
- Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein
- CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français
- Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual (ICA)
- Altaris Partners
- Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)
- Doha Film Institute
Release Date:Nov 9, 2021
Duration:1 h 27 m
Awards
THE CRITICS AWARDS FOR ARAB FILMS
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Fribourg International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
