The Gate of the Sun

Overview

Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and resistance. The film follows the flight of Younes, his wife Nahila, and those around them, from their village in northern Palestine to a refugee camp in Lebanon. Some vow to continue the struggle, most simply struggle to survive. Unsparingly detailing the impact of the nakba (disaster) on Palestinian life and society and the refugees' often-contentious relationship with their reluctant Lebanese hosts, Gate of the Sun spans generations, mixing personal stories with historical events.

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Cast

Hiam Abbass

Um Youness

Rim Turkhi

Nahila

Béatrice Dalle

Catherine

Orwa Nyrabia

Youness

Bassem Samra

Interrogateur

Darina Al Joundi

Femme fantôme

Hussein Abou Seada

Colonel Mehdi

Fadi Abi Samra

Dr. Amgad

Ahmad Al Ahmad

Adnan

Antoine Balabane

Georges