Wajib | |
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Directed by | Annemarie Jacir |
Written by | Annemarie Jacir |
Produced by | Ossama Bawardi |
Starring | Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Palestine |
Language | Palestinian Arabic |
Wajib ( Arabic: واجب Wājib, "Duty") is a 2017 Palestinian drama film directed as well as written by Annemarie Jacir. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. [1] It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. [2] [3]
Wajib won 36 international awards including Best Film in Mar Del Plata, Dubai, Amiens, DC Film Festival, Kerala and the London BFI Festival.
In this road movie, a father and son travel amid wedding preparations in the lead-up to Christmas in Nazareth.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 35 reviews with an average rating of 7.6/10. [4]
Wajib | |
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Directed by | Annemarie Jacir |
Written by | Annemarie Jacir |
Produced by | Ossama Bawardi |
Starring | Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri |
Release date |
|
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Palestine |
Language | Palestinian Arabic |
Wajib ( Arabic: واجب Wājib, "Duty") is a 2017 Palestinian drama film directed as well as written by Annemarie Jacir. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. [1] It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. [2] [3]
Wajib won 36 international awards including Best Film in Mar Del Plata, Dubai, Amiens, DC Film Festival, Kerala and the London BFI Festival.
In this road movie, a father and son travel amid wedding preparations in the lead-up to Christmas in Nazareth.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 35 reviews with an average rating of 7.6/10. [4]