باب الشمسThe Gate of the Sun
- Director
- Yousry Nasrallah
- Countries
- Egypt, France
- Year
- 2004
- Running time
- 278 min
- Language
- Arabic
At El Gouna Film Festival
- Sixth edition · 2023Special Presentations, Window on Palestine, Special ProgramThe 2023 edition
What it is about
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.
Key roles
- Director
- Yousry Nasrallah
- Writer
- Muhammad Suwaid, Yousry Nasrallah
- Producer
- Humbert Balsan
- Director of photography
- Samir Bahzan
- Music
- Tamer Karawan
Full credits
Cast
24- Hiam Abbass
- Rim Turkhi
- Béatrice Dalle
- Orwa Nyrabia
- Bassem Samra
- Darina Al Joundi
- Hussein Abou Seada
- Fadi Abi Samra
- Ahmad Al Ahmad
- Antoine Balabane
- Nadera Omran
- Bassel Khayyat
- Wissam Smayra
- Hala Omran
- Mohammad Hadaki
- Talal Jordy
- Hanane Hajj Ali
- Mohamed Akil
- Vivianne Antonios
- Gérard Avedissian
- Ragaa Kotrosh
- Qasem Melho
- Muhtaseb Aref
- Maher Essam
Directing
2- Yousry Nasrallah
- Nadine Khan
Writing
3- Muhammad Suwaid
- Yousry Nasrallah
- Elias Khoury
Production
1- Humbert Balsan
Camera
1- Samir Bahzan
Art
1- Adel El Maghraby
Costume and make-up
1- Nahed Nasrallah
Music
1- Tamer Karawan
Companies
ARTE France Cinéma · Ognon Pictures · MISR International Films
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