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A Gaza Weekend

Synopsis

A new epidemic of a mutant virus breaks out in Israel, and the country is cut off from the rest of the world by land, air and sea. As a result Israel is in a state of chaos, and the people stranded there are willing to do anything in order to get out. The Gaza strip however, is the only uninfected place due to the separation wall...
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2022 - World premiere

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 min
Director
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

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