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
2014
Refugiado
2012
Sta. Nina
2016
Clash
2014
Ottal
2004
Days of Santiago
2007
XXY
1998
Flowers of Shanghai
2018
The Dark Room
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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