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The Gate of the Sun is a film of genre Drama with Hiam Abbass
The Gate of the Sun (2004)
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Add to a movie listThe Gate of Sun (Arabic: باب الشمس, translit. Bab el shams, French: La Porte du soleil) is a 2004 French-Egyptian war film directed by Yousry Nasrallah. It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
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La puissante adaptation de Yousry Nasrallah du roman de l'écrivain libanais Elias Khoury, relatant cinquante années de dépossession, d'exil et de résistance du peuple palestinien. Le film montre la fuite de Younes, de sa femme Nahila et de leur entourage, depuis leur village du nord de la Palestine jusqu'à un camp de réfugiés au Liban. Certains s'engagent à continuer la lutte, alors que la plupart tente simplement de survivre. En y détaillant l'impact de la nakba (désastre) sur la société palestinienne et les relations souvent conflictuelles des réfugiés avec des hôtes libanais réticents, La porte du soleil s'étend sur plusieurs générations, mêlant des histoires personnelles à des événements historiques.Actors
Hiam Abbass
(Um Youness)
Darina Al Joundi
(Femme fantôme)
Béatrice Dalle
(Catherine)
Orwa Nyrabia
(Youness)
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