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Arafat et moi (Arafat & I)

  • Arafat et moi (Arafat & I)
© Courtesy of Films From the South (Film fra Sør) 2011, Oslo
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2008
Format : Short
Running time : 15 (in minutes)

Marwan is a Palestinian in love. He's finally met Lisa, the girl he's going to marry. Everything about her is perfect - she was even born on the same day as Chairman Arafat! But does Lisa know the significance of this coincidence?

Director / Writer / Actor : Mahdi Fleifel

2008, 15 min, UK/Palestine, Short, Drama

Réalisation / Director : Mahdi Fleifel
Scénario / Scriptwriter : Mahdi Fleifel, Steven Bloomer
Image / Picture : Daniel Stafford Clark
Son / Sound : Stuart Earl
Montage / Editing : Lawrence Huck

Interprètes / Cast : Mehdi Fleifel, Ximena Garcia Vera, Zein Ja'afar


Awards for Arafat & I:
* 18th Visionaria Int. Toscana Film Festival 2009 - jury prize & great visionary prize
* Iasi International Film Festival, Romania 2009 - special mention of the jury
* Short Movie Festival Potenza, Italy 2009 - best film
* Houston Palestine Film Festival, USA 2009 - audience award
* Pisek Int. Student Film Festival, Czech Republic 2008 - best fiction

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