The Gate of the Sun
18/05/2004
Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and resistance. The film follows the flight of Younes, his wife Nahila, and those around them, from their village in northern Palestine to a refugee camp in Lebanon. Some vow to continue the struggle, most simply struggle to survive. Unsparingly detailing the impact of the nakba (disaster) on Palestinian life and society and the refugees' often-contentious relationship with their reluctant Lebanese hosts, Gate of the Sun spans generations, mixing personal stories with historical events.
Movie Information
Hiam Abbass
as Um Youness
Rim Turkhi
as Nahila
Béatrice Dalle
as Catherine
Orwa Nyrabia
as Youness
Bassem Samra
as Interrogateur
Darina Al Joundi
as Femme fantôme
Hussein Abou Seada
as Colonel Mehdi
Fadi Abi Samra
as Dr. Amgad
Ahmad Al Ahmad
as Adnan
Antoine Balabane
as Georges
Bassel Khayyat
as Khaleel
Nadira Omran
as Um Hasan
Wissam Smayra
as Himself
Hala Omran
as Shams
Talal Jordy
as Tortionnaire
Mohammed Hedaki
as Abou Essaf
Hanane Hajj Ali
as Zeinab
Mohamed Akil
as Responsable OLP
Vivianne Antonios
as Epouse de Sameh
Gérard Avedissian
as Barman
Ragaa Kotrosh
as Om Soliman
Kassem Melho
as Ostaz Youssef
Muhtaseb Aref
as Sheikh Ibrahim
Maher Essam
as Selim
