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Ostura
A Palestinian family is scattered around the world in a bitter struggle to reunite, having lost their homeland. Their story reveals the underlying factors behind the Palestinian exile and reflects the catastrophe that befell a nation whose land was taken from it. Ostura (Arabic for “legend”) deals with the Palestinian refugees’ right to return to their homeland. Told with the psychological and political boundaries of time and place obscured, this personal story emerges as a national legend.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 1999; Portugal International Film Festival, 1998; Elul, Beirut, Lebanon, 1999
Director: Nizar Hassan
Producer: Nizar Hassan
Production Company: Meshhad Productions
Cinematographer: Jeremy Stavenhagen
Editor: Dan Yitzhaki
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, theKeshet Foundation, G.G. Israel Studios,Al-Senara, Epsilon Delta, Nazareth
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: אוסטורה
Relevant Links:
The film's IMDB pageCategory: Family / Human Rights / Identity / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Tag Words: Arabic catastrophe exile Family Homeland Legend Nakba palestine palestinian refugees
A Palestinian family is scattered around the world in a bitter struggle to reunite, having lost their homeland. Their story reveals the underlying factors behind the Palestinian exile and reflects the catastrophe that befell a nation whose land was taken from it. Ostura (Arabic for “legend”) deals with the Palestinian refugees’ right to return to their homeland. Told with the psychological and political boundaries of time and place obscured, this personal story emerges as a national legend.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 1999; Portugal International Film Festival, 1998; Elul, Beirut, Lebanon, 1999
Relevant Links:
The film's IMDB page
Director: Nizar Hassan
Producer: Nizar Hassan
Production Company: Meshhad Productions
Cinematographer: Jeremy Stavenhagen
Editor: Dan Yitzhaki
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, theKeshet Foundation, G.G. Israel Studios,Al-Senara, Epsilon Delta, Nazareth
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: אוסטורה
Category: Family / Human Rights / Identity / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Tag Words: Arabic catastrophe exile Family Homeland Legend Nakba palestine palestinian refugees
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