A Gaza Weekend
Synopsis
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2022 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2022
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 min
- Director
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Basil Khalil 1st Feature
- Producer
- Amina Dasmal
- Executive Producer
- Andrew Boswell, Lauren Dark, Robin C. Fox
- Editor
- Shahnaz Dulaimy
- Screenwriter
- Daniel Ka-Chun Chan, Basil Khalil
- Director of Photography
- Eric Raphael Mizrahi, Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll
- Production Designer
- Rabia Salifiti
- Principal cast
- Loai Noufi, Stephen Mangan, Mouna Hawa, Maria Zreik, Adam Bakri
- Production
- BFI, Film4, Alcove Filmed Entertainment, Twickenham Studios, Faiza Saleh Ambah, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Alcove Entertainment
Sales Company
Protagonist Pictures
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