Hiam Abbass
Um Youness
The Gate of the Sun (2004)
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Overview
Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and resistance. The film follows the flight of Younes, his wife Nahila, and those around them, from their village in northern Palestine to a refugee camp in Lebanon. Some vow to continue the struggle, most simply struggle to survive. Unsparingly detailing the impact of the nakba (disaster) on Palestinian life and society and the refugees' often-contentious relationship with their reluctant Lebanese hosts, Gate of the Sun spans generations, mixing personal stories with historical events.
Top Billed Cast
Rim Turkhi
Nahila
Béatrice Dalle
Catherine
Orwa Nyrabia
Youness
Bassem Samra
Interrogateur
Darina Al Joundi
Femme fantôme
Hussein Abou Seada
Colonel Mehdi
Fadi Abi Samra
Dr. Amgad
Ahmad Al Ahmad
Adnan
Antoine Balabane
Georges
Nadera Omran
Um Hasan
Bassel Khayyat
Khaleel
Wissam Smayra
Himself
Hala Omran
Shams
Mohammad Hadaki
Abou Essaf
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