Attentive
6.1
Before leaving to settle abroad, Ahmad accepts one last job. He must audition actors for the new National Palestinian Theatre. On the road with interviewer Bissan and her cameraman Loumir, Ahmad goes in search of talent in the numerous refugee camps of Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Hopefully for the last time, Ahmad experiences the insurmountable difficulties of life in Palestine: harassing searches at check points and borders, barricades, constant tension. He realizes the destiny of all waiting refugees is much the same as his own. He ends up guiding the auditioning actors into dramatizing what best embodies their destiny. But with the chance to catch his plane at risk, Ahmad could see the opportunity for his long-awaited exile slip away.
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Cast
11 people
Areen Omari
Bissan Nasar
Known for
The Other Son
Youssef Baroud
Loumir
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Setareh Farsi
Rashid Masharawi
Oscar Kronop
Abderrahman Abou El Qassem
Fouad Al Shomali
Also in
When Monaliza Smiled
Female
Shokran Mortga
Also in
Bab Al-Hara
Al Kherba
Abed Askouli
Shukran Murtaja
Anouar
Mahmoud al Massad
Also in
Blessed Benefit
Rashid Masharawi Director · Oscar Kronop Writer Elie Barbar Composer
First release September 1, 2005 · Produced in France, Palestinian Territories · Production ARTE, ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Silkroad Production
Production
ARTE
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Fonds Sud Cinéma
Production
Hubert Bals Fund
Production
Ministry of Culture (France)
Production
Soread-2M
Production
France · Palestinian Territories
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Languages
Original title
Attente
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2005
Venice Days
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 17, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival, 2005
Finland
August 27, 2006 · Espoo Film Festival
France
February 5, 2006 · Rencontres Cinéma de Manosque
Greece
November 23, 2005 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Japan
October 23, 2008 · Tokyo International Film Festival
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