Release, runtime and language

1992 · 116 mins · Arabic

Directed by

Mohammad Malas

Starring

Fares Al-Helou, Nizar Abu Hajar, Tayseer Idris, Fawzi Bishara, Samir Murad, Sabah Jazairi

In the ruined Syrian city of Quneitra lies the grave of a Palestinian resistance fighter. His son, filmmaker Hala Malas, reconstructs his father’s story, weaving his mother’s memories and his own wish for a dignified legacy. The film follows the everyday lives, dreams, fears and hopes of Quneitra’s residents, tracing the town’s history from the 1936 Arab Revolt against British rule and Zionist immigration through its 1967 occupation and eventual destruction, seeking to lift the shame attached to his father and his hometown.