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The Gate of the Sun(2004)
Status: Released
Date: 2004-05-18
60%
4 Votes
Time: 4h 38m
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.
Languages: English, Arabic, French.
Countries:
Egypt,
Belgium,
France,
Morocco,
Denmark
ProductionCompanies: 
Ognon Pictures
Movie: The Gate of the Sun
Top 10 Billed Cast
Hiam Abbass
Um Youness
Rim Turkhi
Nahila
Béatrice Dalle
Catherine
باسم سمرة
Interrogateur
Darina Al Joundi
Femme fantôme
Fadi Abi Samra
Dr. Amgad
أحمد الأحمد
Adnan
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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.
Release Date
2004-05-18
Average
6
Rating:
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