The Gate of Sun | |
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Directed by | Yousry Nasrallah |
Written by | Yousry Nasrallah Elias Khoury Muhammad Suwaid |
Produced by | Humbert Balsan |
Starring |
Hiam Abbass Orwa Nyrabia |
Cinematography | Samir Bahzan |
Edited by | Luc Barnier |
Release date |
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Running time | 278 minutes |
Countries | Egypt France |
Language | Arabic |
The 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 and based on the novel by Elias Khoury. It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. [1]
The film spans 50 years of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict with a central group of Palestinian refugees who were expelled from the Galilee in 1948. [2] [3]
The Gate of Sun | |
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Directed by | Yousry Nasrallah |
Written by | Yousry Nasrallah Elias Khoury Muhammad Suwaid |
Produced by | Humbert Balsan |
Starring |
Hiam Abbass Orwa Nyrabia |
Cinematography | Samir Bahzan |
Edited by | Luc Barnier |
Release date |
|
Running time | 278 minutes |
Countries | Egypt France |
Language | Arabic |
The 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 and based on the novel by Elias Khoury. It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. [1]
The film spans 50 years of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict with a central group of Palestinian refugees who were expelled from the Galilee in 1948. [2] [3]