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Mussolini’s Sister
Unable to accept her slow and meaningless death, Hiam Jarjoura (85), a perpetual housewife and a hopelessly devoted mother – resorts to unexpected encounters with her own past, and a gradual flirt with death, all of which lead her to look for light in a world that she so detests.
Festivals and Awards:
The Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo Award for Best Debut Film and Cinematography Award - Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2019
Director: Juna Sulieman
Producer: Laura Samara Hawa, Juna Sulieman, Nicholas Jacob - Co Producer, Ahlam Canaan - Co Producer
Production Company: Majdal Films
Cinematographer: Juna Sulieman
Editor: Alex Bakri, Juna Sulieman
Soundtrack Editor: Michael Goorevich
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Authority for TV and Radio, Mifal Hapyis
Script: Juna Sulieman, Alex Bakri
Distributor: Laura Samara Hawa
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: האחות של מוסוליני
Unable to accept her slow and meaningless death, Hiam Jarjoura (85), a perpetual housewife and a hopelessly devoted mother – resorts to unexpected encounters with her own past, and a gradual flirt with death, all of which lead her to look for light in a world that she so detests.
Festivals and Awards:
The Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo Award for Best Debut Film and Cinematography Award - Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2019
Director: Juna Sulieman
Producer: Laura Samara Hawa, Juna Sulieman, Nicholas Jacob - Co Producer, Ahlam Canaan - Co Producer
Production Company: Majdal Films
Cinematographer: Juna Sulieman
Editor: Alex Bakri, Juna Sulieman
Soundtrack Editor: Michael Goorevich
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Authority for TV and Radio, Mifal Hapyis
Script: Juna Sulieman, Alex Bakri
Distributor: Laura Samara Hawa
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: האחות של מוסוליני
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