Tale of the Three Jewels
1995•1h 52m•7.4•Released
Drama
A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Romani girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.
Director
Michel Khleifi
Writer
Michel Khleifi
Languages
Arabic
Studio
BBC
Cast
Mohammad Nahhal
Yusef
Hana' Nc'mch
Aida #1
Makram J. Khoury
Abu Iman
Bushra Qaraman
Yusef's mother
Ghassan Abu Libda
Salah
Mohammad Bakri
Aida's father
Raida Adon
Suad
Mohammed Sheikh
Samir
Hana' Ne'meh
Aida
Amir Halabi
Salah's father
Umm Fayez
Aida's grandmother
Ahmad Abu Sal'oum
Yusef's father
Khalifa Natour
Officer #1
Dirar Suleiman
Officer #2
Production
Company
BBC
Company
Foundation Montecinema Verità
Company
La Sept-Arte
Company
One World of Broadcasters
Company
Sindibad Films
Company
Sourat Films
Company
Television Trust for the Environment
Company
TVE
Producer
Omar Al-Qattan
Producer
Michel Khleifi
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