Subscribe for €30 and get one-year access to the 70+ films in our streaming library. This supports not only our magazine but also the filmmakers we represent.
part of
double bill #23
Ours is a Country of Words
Visions du Réel
2018
Film Fest Gent
2017
VAF Wildcard Documentaire
2017
The story is filmed in Shatila, a refugee camp built in Lebanon when thousands of Palestinians fled their country in 1948. At an undetermined moment in the future, the refugees’ dream of returning to Palestine becomes a reality. Yet, while families prepare for their return, it slowly becomes clear that this dream is far removed from their daily lives in the camp.
Credits
Script
Mathijs Poppe
Cast
Ahmad Al-Jomaa, Bassem Dawood, Farah Hendawi, Hanan Hendawi, Hussein Deeb, Jamal Hendawi, Jihad Hendawi, Mo, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Zayat, Mona Hendawi, Nader Saed, Naim Abbas, Nidal Hendawi, Omran Kablawi, Sultane El Hasan, Wassim Saed
Camera
Mathijs Poppe
Editor
Mathijs Poppe
Sound
Ben De Raes, David Slotema, Ernst van Hagen, Kwinten Van Laethem, Michel Coquette
Film school
KASK School of Arts
Producer
Elisa Heene