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The Gate of the Sun

The Gate of the Sun

Original Title: باب الشمس‎‎

  • Film
  • 2004
  • 4h 38m
  • Released

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 (dis…

  • Directing Yousry Nasrallah
  • Writing Yousry NasrallahMuhammad SuwaidElias Khoury
  • Starring هيام عباسRim TurkhiBéatrice Dalle

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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هيام عباس Um Youness
Rim Turkhi Nahila
Béatrice Dalle Catherine
Orwa Nyrabia Youness
Bassem Samra
Bassem Samra Interrogateur
دارينا الجندي Femme fantôme
Hussein Abou Seada Colonel Mehdi
Fadi Abi Samra Dr. Amgad
أحمد الأحمد Adnan
Antoine Balabane Georges
Nadera Omran Um Hasan
باسل خياط Khaleel
Wissam Smayra Himself
حلا عمران Shams
Mohammad Hadaki Abou Essaf
Talal Jordy Tortionnaire
Hanane Hajj Ali Zeinab
Mohamed Akil Responsable OLP
Vivianne Antonios Epouse de Sameh
Gérard Avedissian Barman
Ragaa Kotrosh Om Soliman
قاسم ملحو Ostaz Youssef
Muhtaseb Aref Sheikh Ibrahim
ماهر عصام Selim
  • Directing Yousry Nasrallah
  • Writing Yousry NasrallahMuhammad SuwaidElias Khoury
  • Cinematography Samir Bahzan
  • Music Tamer Karawan
  • Production Humbert Balsan
  • Production Design عادل المغربي
  • Assistant Director Nadine Khan
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