Tale of the Three Jewels

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Tale of the Three Jewels (1995)

100 min - Drama, The Palestinian-Zionist-Jewish conflict - 2 January 1995
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A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Gypsy girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.

Director:  Michel Khleifi

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A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Gypsy girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.


Collections: Michel Khleifi

Genres: Drama, The Palestinian-Zionist-Jewish conflict

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Country:   Belgium France Palestinian Territory Spain United Kingdom
Release Date:  2 January 1995

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Runtime:  1 h 40 min
Hakam Ghanem
Author: Hakam Ghanem