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Chronicle of a Disappearance(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-09-01
66%
25 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Overview:
Chronicle of a Disappearance unfolds in a series of seemingly unconnected cinematic tableaux, each of them focused on incidents or characters which seldom reappear later in the film. Among the many unrelated scenes, there is a Palestinian actress struggling to find an apartment in West Jerusalem, the owner of the Holy Land souvenir shop preparing merchandise for incoming Japanese tourists, a group of old women gossiping about their relatives, and an Israeli police van which screeches to a halt so several heavily armed soldiers can get off the car and urinate.
Languages: Russian, Hebrew, French, English, Arabic.
Countries:
France,
Germany,
Palestinian Territory
ProductionCompanies: 
Dhat Productions
Les Ateliers de l'Arche
Movie: Chronicle of a Disappearance
Top 10 Billed Cast
Elia Suleiman
E.S.
Ali Suliman
The Man
Ula Tabari
Adan
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Overview
Chronicle of a Disappearance unfolds in a series of seemingly unconnected cinematic tableaux, each of them focused on incidents or characters which seldom reappear later in the film. Among the many unrelated scenes, there is a Palestinian actress struggling to find an apartment in West Jerusalem, the owner of the Holy Land souvenir shop preparing merchandise for incoming Japanese tourists, a group of old women gossiping about their relatives, and an Israeli police van which screeches to a halt so several heavily armed soldiers can get off the car and urinate.
Release Date
1996-09-01
Average
6.6
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
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Languages:
PусскийעִבְרִיתFrançaisEnglishالعربيةKeywords
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