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The Gate of the Sun

6.5 average rating
★★★★★
6.5
English / 278 MIN. / 2004

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Hiam AbbassRim TurkhiBéatrice DalleOrwa NyrabiaBassem SamraDarina Al JoundiHussein Abou SeadaFadi Abi SamraAhmad Al AhmadAntoine BalabaneNadera OmranBassel KhayyatWissam SmayraHala OmranMohammad HadakiTalal JordyHanane Hajj AliMohamed AkilVivianne AntoniosGérard AvedissianRagaa KotroshQasem MelhoMuhtaseb ArefMaher Essam

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