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1948 (1998)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 54M

Director : Mohammad Bakri

Synopsis

The documentary records the memories of a group of Palestinian elders, mainly veterans from the 1948 expulsions. Their stories of refugee struggles are interspersed with poems of Mahmoud Darwish.

Actors

Taha Muhammad Ali
Taha Muhammad Ali
Self
Liana Badar
Liana Badar
Self
Oum Salah
Oum Salah
Self
Henriette Shakar
Henriette Shakar
Self
Mohammad Bakri
Mohammad Bakri
Self (interviewer)

Crews

George Ibrahim
George Ibrahim
Producer
Mel Brekman
Mel Brekman
Cinematography
Nidal Hassan
Nidal Hassan
Cinematography
Helen Hana
Helen Hana
Editor
Nabil Shoumali
Nabil Shoumali
Assistant Director
Yafa Bakri
Yafa Bakri
Music
Kamilya Jubran
Kamilya Jubran
Music
Said Murad
Said Murad
Music
Wisam Murad
Wisam Murad
Music
Mohammad Bakri
Mohammad Bakri
Director

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