Bye Bye Tiberias
In her early twenties, Hiam Abbass left her native Palestinian village to follow her dream of becoming an actress in Europe, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and seven sisters. Thirty years later, her filmmaker daughter Lina returns with her to the village and questions for the first time her mother’s bold choices, her chosen exile and the way the women in their family influenced both their lives.
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Cast
15 people
Hiam Abbass
Self
Known for
Succession
Blade Runner 2049
Lina Soualem
Self
Known for
You Deserve a Lover
Um Ali Tabari
Self
Nemat Tabari Abbas
Self
Said Abbas
Self
Omaya Younes
Self
Johayna Hussein Abbas
Self
Buthayna Abbas Hajo
Self
Diana Hussein
Self
Wafa Malgo
Self
Zahera Bounechada
Self
Hanan Abbas Diab
Self
Lina Soualem Director · Gladys Joujou Screenplay Nadine Naous Screenplay
United States release January 12, 2024 · Produced in Belgium, France, Qatar, Palestinian Territories · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Beall Productions
Production
Philistine Films
Production
Altitude100
Production
Belgium · France · Qatar · Palestinian Territories
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Bye Bye Tibériade
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2023
Premiere · Venice Film Festival - Giornate degli Autori
United States · January 12, 2024
Theatrical
France · February 21, 2024
Theatrical
United States
October 15, 2023 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
November 13, 2023 · Premiere · DOC NYC
January 7, 2024 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
February 9, 2024 · Premiere · Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 21, 2024 · Premiere · Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
April 12, 2024 · Premiere · Cleveland International Film Festival
April 15, 2024 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
April 18, 2024 · Premiere · Hollywood Arab Film Festival
April 20, 2024 · Premiere · Chicago Palestine Film Festival
April 21, 2024 · Premiere · Filmfest DC
April 26, 2024 · Premiere · San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
May 17, 2024 · Premiere · Houston Palestine Film Festival
Algeria
April 28, 2024 · Premiere · Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival
Australia
October 29, 2023 · Premiere · Palestinian Australia Film Festival
February 11, 2024 · Premiere · Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Belgium
April 18, 2024 · Premiere · Mooov Film Festival
Brazil
April 6, 2024 · Premiere · It's All True - International Documentary Film Festival
Canada
September 7, 2023 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
November 15, 2023 · Premiere · Montreal International Documentary Festival
April 12, 2024 · Premiere · Festival Cinéma du Monde de Sherbrooke
May 9, 2024 · Premiere · Doxa Documentary Film Festival
Cyprus
April 13, 2024 · Premiere · Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival
Czechia
June 29, 2024 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
March 13, 2024 · Premiere · CPH:DOX
Egypt
December 15, 2023 · Premiere · El Gouna Film Festival
February 7, 2024 · Theatrical
Georgia
April 6, 2026 · Premiere
Germany
October 10, 2023 · Premiere · Dok Leipzig Film Festival
April 19, 2024 · Premiere · International Frauen Film Festival
April 24, 2024 · Premiere · Arab Film Festival Berlin
Hong Kong SAR China
October 20, 2024 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
India
October 28, 2023 · Premiere · Jio MAMI Film Festival
Ireland
February 22, 2024 · Premiere · Dublin Film Festival
June 28, 2024 · Theatrical
Italy
April 19, 2024 · Premiere · Festival Sabir
Morocco
April 24, 2024 · Premiere · International Festival of Independent Cinema of Casablanca
Netherlands
December 22, 2023 · Premiere · International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
April 3, 2024 · Theatrical
New Zealand
June 20, 2024 · Premiere · Doc Edge
Norway
January 21, 2024 · Premiere · Tromsø International Film Festival
Qatar
March 1, 2024 · Premiere · Qumra
Romania
April 18, 2024 · Premiere · Palestinian Film Festival
Senegal
April 29, 2024 · Premiere · Films Femmes Afrique
Singapore
March 16, 2024 · Premiere · Singapore Film Society Showcase
South Korea
May 17, 2025 · Premiere · Diaspora Film Festival
Spain
April 13, 2024 · Premiere · Festival de Cine y Decheros Humanos Donostia
Sweden
March 9, 2024 · Premiere · Tempo Documentary Film Festival
April 26, 2024 · Premiere · Malmö Arab Film Festival
Switzerland
March 8, 2024 · Premiere · FIFDH Geneva
April 9, 2024 · Premiere · Human Rights Film Festival
Taiwan
May 12, 2024 · Premiere · Taiwan International Documentary Festival
Türkiye
April 19, 2024 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
January 28, 2024 · Premiere · Reel Palestine Film Festival
March 1, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 7, 2023 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
December 10, 2023 · Premiere · Bristol Palestine Film Festival
June 28, 2024 · Theatrical
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