Hakawati, the Last storytellers

Jan 1, 2019

0h 52m

★ 0.0

What is the Palestinian identity ?

Overview

Despite their children's reluctance, Radi and Mounira, a 65-year-old puppeteer couple, set off on tour between Israel and Palestine in their outdated van. They are exhausted from having to set up and take down the stage, from performing three shows in a row in front of hundreds of wild children under a burning sky. Lost in Jericho, frightened by the bombs falling near Majd Al Shams, destabilized by the Bedouin children of the Negev unable to determine their own identity, they no longer know if their mission is still relevant. Safeguarding the identity of their people through their shows, but at what cost? A quest for Palestinian identity.

Genres

Documentary

War

Family

Production Companies

Mirak Films

Angoa-Agicoa

Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

CNC

PROCIREP

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Cast

Self

Radi Shehadeh

Self

Mounira Shehadeh

Self

Feras Shehadeh

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