In this autobiographical film the Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman goes in search of his past and possible future in occupied Palestine. Wherever he looks, he feels surrounded by images and places that have a political significance. Can a landscape be free of meaning, is there any point in striving for an approach that transcends all ideology? Commissioned by the ARTE network as part of a series of films for the end of the millennium, this film is a travelogue through Jerusalem, Nazareth and Ramallah. The film is a meditation on quotidian injustices, and a formulation of an aesthetic and creative response to them.
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Elia Suleiman Director
First release January 1, 1998 · Produced in Palestinian Territories · Languages Arabic, English
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Palestinian Territories
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Original title
Al Hilm Al-‘Arabi
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
British Indian Ocean Territory · January 1, 1998
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Japan
March 19, 2005 · Real/Arab Film Festival
Palestinian Territories
January 1, 1998 · Theatrical
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