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This film deals with me and my partner’s decision to leave Israel. It is the physical and emotional journey of a young Arab couple, who decide that Israel is not the right place for them, caught between rational considerations and emotional ones. Our story is intertwined with the stories of other people, similarly disappointed by this place. All these stories create a collage of feelings that move between the desire for a better life and an unexplained love for a homeland that is not a homeland.
Festivals and Awards:
Voices Forward Int'l Film Festival, Canada, 2009; Jerusalem International Film Festival, Isarel, 2007; International Women Film Festival, Rehovot, Israel, 2007; The Other Israel Film Festival, USA, 2007
Director: Rokaya Sabbah
Producer: Nizar Younes, Ori Hod
Production Company: Al-Arz Productions
Cinematographer: Ramez Kazmouz
Editor: Mohamad Hawary
Original Soundtrack: Hilal Zaher Debut
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Authority for Television and Radio
Distributor: Ruth Diskin Ltd.
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: בהמתנה
Relevant Links:
On Ruth Diskin Films websiteCategory: Family / Human Rights / Identity / Immigration / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Minorities
Tag Words: conscience disappointment discrimination Homeland Israeli Arab Journey racism
This film deals with me and my partner’s decision to leave Israel. It is the physical and emotional journey of a young Arab couple, who decide that Israel is not the right place for them, caught between rational considerations and emotional ones. Our story is intertwined with the stories of other people, similarly disappointed by this place. All these stories create a collage of feelings that move between the desire for a better life and an unexplained love for a homeland that is not a homeland.
Festivals and Awards:
Voices Forward Int'l Film Festival, Canada, 2009; Jerusalem International Film Festival, Isarel, 2007; International Women Film Festival, Rehovot, Israel, 2007; The Other Israel Film Festival, USA, 2007
Relevant Links:
On Ruth Diskin Films website
Director: Rokaya Sabbah
Producer: Nizar Younes, Ori Hod
Production Company: Al-Arz Productions
Cinematographer: Ramez Kazmouz
Editor: Mohamad Hawary
Original Soundtrack: Hilal Zaher Debut
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Authority for Television and Radio
Distributor: Ruth Diskin Ltd.
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: בהמתנה
Category: Family / Human Rights / Identity / Immigration / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Minorities
Tag Words: conscience disappointment discrimination Homeland Israeli Arab Journey racism
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