Happy Holidays
Rami and Fifi are children of a middle-class Palestinian family in Yaffa. The father has incurred debts and wants to sell their house. Rami has a secret affair with the Israeli Shirley. Unmarried Fifi has not told her conservative parents that she has a love life.
A brilliant study of the problems Palestinians and Israelis face within their communities and with each other. Screenplay Award in Venice.
Genre
Competition
Movie length
Feature-length
Movie type
Fiction
Countries
Palestine / Germany / France / Italy / Qatar
Language
Arabic / Hebrew
Subtitles: English
Year
2024
Show Times
Thu, 03.04.2025 – 15:00, Filmpodium, Arab/e
Fri, 04.04.2025 – 18:00, Frame 3, Arab/e
Running Time
123'
Director
Scandar Copti
Born in Yaffa in 1975, writer-director Scandar Copti is best known for his Oscar-nominated feature Ajami (2009), which won the Caméra d'or at Cannes.
Screenplay
Scandar Copti
Cinematography
Tim Kuhn
Editor
Scandar Copti
Cast
Manar Shehab
Wafaa Aoun
Meirav Memoresky
Toufic Danial
Raed Burbara
Neomi Memorsky
Wafaa Aoun
Meirav Memoresky
Toufic Danial
Raed Burbara
Neomi Memorsky