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Arafat and I

Synopsis

Marwan is a Palestinian in love. He's finally met Lisa, the girl he's going to marry. Everything about her is perfect - she was even born on the same day as Chairman Arafat! But does Lisa know the significance of this coincidence?

Details

Year
2010
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
15 mins
Format
Super16mm
Director
Mahdi Fleifel
Producer
Alexander Ronnberg
Editor
Lawrence Huck
Screenwriter
Mahdi Fleifel, Steven Bloomer
Director of Photography
Daniel Stafford-Clark
Production Designer
James Morrall
Sound
Susannah Lawrence
Music
Stuart Earl
Principal cast
Mahdi Fleifel, Zein Ja'far, Ximena Garcia Vera

Genre

Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Mahdi Fleifel

10 Anton Street
London E8 2AD
UK

T +45 601 410 79

Sales Company

Mahdi Fleifel

10 Anton Street
London E8 2AD
UK

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