Miral
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict. The film based on a novel by Rula Jebreal.
The story begins in war-torn Jerusalem in 1948 when Hind Husseini opens an orphanage for refugee children that quickly becomes home to 2000 orphans. One of the children is seventeen year old Miral who arrived at the orphanage 10 years earlier, following her mother's tragic death. On the cusp of the Intifada resistance, Miral is assigned to teach at a refugee camp where she falls for a fervent political activist, Hani and finds herself in a personal battle that mirrors the greater dilemma around her: to fight like those before her or follow Mama Hind's defiant belief that education will pave a road to peace.
Cast:
Hiam Abbass (Hind Husseini)
Freida Pinto (Miral)
Vanessa Redgrave (Bertha Spafford)
Willem Dafoe (Eddie)
Director: Julian Schnabel
Writer: Rula Jebreal
Runtime: 112 min
Genre: Drama
Language: English
Production Year: 2010
The screening is part of the 2nd Palestine Film Festival
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