The Suvarna Legacy : Suvarna Chakoram
Wajib / Wajib
Annemarie Jacir
Director's bio
Annemarie Jacir
Annemarie Jacir, born in Bethlehem in 1974, is a Palestinian filmmaker and poet. Her films highlight Palestinian daily life, exile, and generational rifts. She directed Salt of This Sea (2008), When I Saw You (2012), and Wajib (2017), all acclaimed at major festivals, making her one of the leading voices in Arab cinema.
Synopsis
A father and son drive around Nazareth hand-delivering wedding invitations, a Palestinian custom. Their daylong journey reveals generational rifts, diaspora realities, and the stubborn love binding family and community
Details of Cast
Mohammad Bakri – Abu Shadi, Saleh Bakri – Shadi, Tarik Kopty – Abu Murad, Monera Shehadeh – Um Murad, Maria Zreik – Amal
Details of Crew
Michael Zananiri – Cinematography, Sanabel Cherqaoui – Editing, Koo Abouali – Music
Producer Details
Ossama Bawardi
Writer Details
Annemarie Jacir
Stills
Films in this category
2007
XXY
2012
Parviz
1998
Flowers of Shanghai
2002
Abouna
2014
Ottal
2014
Refugiado
2007
10 + 4
Categories
- International Competition (14)
- Homage (11)
- Country Focus : Vietnam (5)
- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (8)
- Malayalam Cinema Today (12)
- Opening Film (1)
- Spirit of Cinema (1)
- The Global Griot : Sissako's Cinematic Journey (5)
- Signatures In Motion (4)
- Festival Favourites (13)
- Saeed Mirza Retrospective (3)
- Ritwik Ghatak Centenary (4)
- Youssef Chahine Retrospective (3)
- Contemporary Filmmaker in Focus: Garin Nugroho (5)
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