Category Biographical film

Selena

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Poster for the movie "Selena"

Selena (1997)

127 min - Drama, Music, History, Biographical film - 21 March 1997
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In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.

Director:  Gregory Nava
Writers:  Gregory Nava
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Nagi El-Ali

Nagi El-Ali (1991)

110 min - Biographical film, Drama, The Palestinian-Zionist-Israeli conflict - 2 January 1991
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Naji Al-Ali is a biographical film about the Palestinian cartoonist Naji Al-Ali, produced in Egypt in 1992, with funding for various Palestinian personalities from the Gulf. The film is directed by Atef Al-Tayeb, and the film deals with the life of the late Palestinian cartoonist Naji Al-Ali, from his childhood until his assassination. The film started from the moment of his assassination in London and a return to the biography, from his asylum to Lebanon and the beginning of his scribbles on the walls of the camp, to his emigration to work to Kuwait...

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Sayed Darwish

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Sayed Darwish (1966)

Historical material: Muhammad Ibrahim 113 min - Drama, Music, History - 5 October 1966
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The film deals with Sayed Darwish's life story from his childhood until his death.. It also talks about his political and social movement and his way as an artist in resisting English colonialism..

Director:  Ahmed Badrakhan
Writers:  Mustafa Sami & Sami Dawood.

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Return to Haifa

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Return to Haifa (1982)

77 min - Palestinian struggle against the Zionist entity (Israel) - 2 January 1982
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Return to Haifa is based on Kanafani’s novel the plot of which takes place in 1967, when Palestinian refugees living in the newly occupied territories had an opportunity to visit the places from which they had been expelled in 1948.

Director:  Kassem Hawal
Writers:  Souad Ahmed, Hayka Awad and Rashad Abu Shawar A
Stars:  Hanan Haj Ali (Safia), Ali Fawzi, Munther Helmy, Hussein Loubani, Paul Matar (Saeed), Salim Moussa, Christine Schorn (Miriam) and Jamal Suleiman

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