The Gate of the Sun

The Gate of the Sun (2004)


  • Genre: War, Romance, Drama, History
  • Release Date: 2004-05-18
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 4h 38min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: ARTE France Cinéma
  • Production Country: Egypt, Belgium, France, Morocco, Denmark
  • Director: Yousry Nasrallah
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Summary

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.

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  • 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
Writing Muhammad Suwaid Writer
Writing Yousry Nasrallah Writer
Directing Yousry Nasrallah Director
Directing Nadine Khan Co-Director
Sound Tamer Karawan Music
Costume & Make-Up Nahed Nasrallah Costume Designer
Camera Samir Bahzan Director of Photography
Writing Elias Khoury Novel
Art Adel El Maghraby Art Direction
Production Humbert Balsan Producer

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