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Caught between his brother’s past and his child’s future, one man makes a choice that triggers catastrophe for his entire family.
Alaa has just returned to Palestine after years spent in Detroit. Following the Arab uprisings, he feels a sense of responsibility to his country. We meet Alaa on his return and take the journey with him to see his last surviving uncle. On the difficult road there, Alaa relives the choice that sent him to America – a passport for his unborn child or a safe haven for his activist brother – and the new realities that are pulling him home.

Credits

Director
Omar Hamilton
Screenwriter
Omar Hamilton
Producer
Louis Lewarne
Cast
Alaa: Kais Nashef
Mona: Maya Abu Alhayyat
Mother: Selwa Nakkara
Brother: Hussam Ghosheh

PIF DS 18 Oct.

About the Director

Omar Hamilton
Omar Hamilton is an independent filmmaker, the producer of the Palestine Festival of Literature, and a founding member of the Mosireen Collective in Cairo. Since 2011, he has made several short documentaries about the Egyptian Revolution, helping make Mosireen the most watched non-profit YouTube channel of all time in Egypt. His previous films have played at various international festivals, includ
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