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Shadi returns to his hometown to help his father hand-deliver his sister’s wedding invitations. He has spent the last several years abroad, and there is little he misses about this place he left a long time ago. As the two men drive around Nazareth, Abu-Shadi tries to connect with his son. Drily humorous, ‘Wajib’ takes place over the course of one day as these two men travel from house to house, beginning a new relationship, while at the same time trying to deal with old tensions.
Shadi returns to his hometown to help his father hand-deliver his sister’s wedding invitations. He has spent the last several years abroad, and there is little he misses about this place he left a long time ago. As the two men drive around Nazareth, Abu-Shadi tries to connect with his son. Drily humorous, ‘Wajib’ takes place over the course of one day as these two men travel from house to house, beginning a new relationship, while at the same time trying to deal with old tensions.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.

Credits

Director
Annemarie Jacir
Screenwriter
Annemarie Jacir
Producer
Ossama Bawardi
Cinematographer
Antoine Héberlé
Editor
Jacques Comets
Production Company
Philistine Films
Sales Company
Pyramide International
Distributor
MC Distribution
Cast
Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri

About the Director

Annemarie Jacir
Annemarie Jacir has written, directed and produced over sixteen films. Her work has premiered at Cannes, Berlin and Venice; all three features were Palestine’s official Academy Award entries. ‘Like Twenty Impossibles’ (2003) was the first Arab short selected at Cannes; ‘Salt Of This Sea’ (2008) won the FIPRESCI Critics Award; ‘When I Saw You’ won Best Asian Film at the Berlinale; and ‘Wajib’ (2017
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