COLLECTION · Movie · 2017
Wajib
واجب
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.
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* 7.2 (56)DramaGermany · Colombia
Directors
Countries
Germany · Colombia · United Arab Emirates · France · Norway · Qatar · Palestinian Territories
Studios
Klinkerfilm · Ape&Bjørn · Philistine Films · Ciudad Lunar · JBA Production · Cactus World Films
Runtime
107 min
Release
20/08/2017
Score
7.2 / 10 (56)
Awards and nominations
- Muhr Awards for Best Fiction Feature Film and for Best Actor (for Mohammad Bakri and Saleh Bakri ), Dubai International Film Festival 2017
- Golden Crow Pheasant for Best Film, International Film Festival of Kerala 2017
- Arab Critics Awards for Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (for Mohammad Bakri), Cannes Film Festival 2018
- Golden Astor for Best Film and Silver Astor for Best Actor (for Mohammad Bakri) Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2017
Where to watch
Amazon Video
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badelf
★ 8.0 / 10
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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