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Wajib

2017 1h 47m ★ 7.2 (53 votes) Released

After years abroad in Italy, Shadi returns to his native Nazareth. But this is no spectacular homecoming. He's back somewhat begrudgingly to honour his "wajib" (or duty) to hand out invitations to his sister's wedding with his father. The simmering tension between the two — who are often stuck in a car, more often than not in traffic — builds, exposing the sometimes-comic chasms that exist between men who live in different worlds but share an unshakable bond.

Director

Annemarie Jacir

Writer

Annemarie Jacir

Rating
7.2
Runtime
107 min

Production

Klinkerfilm
Ape&Bjørn Ape&Bjørn
Philistine Films Philistine Films
Ciudad Lunar Ciudad Lunar
JBA Production
Cactus World Films Cactus World Films
Metafora Productions Metafora Productions
Snowglobe Snowglobe
Metafora Production Metafora Production

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badelf
★ 8/10 Sep 20, 2022

Quite the excellent film concerning a father-son relationship across a chasm of culture and generation. I think there are not so many films about the father-son relationship, at least not that I can immediately recall, so this quite a pleasant surprise.

Keywords

palestineparent child relationship

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