Haifa

About Haifa

Haifa is a 1996 Palestinian drama film directed by Rashid Masharawi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.

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Haifa is a 1996 Palestinian drama film directed by Rashid Masharawi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

Mohammad Bakri - Haifa

Ahmad Abu Sal'oum - Abu Said

Hiam Abbass - Oum Said (as Hiyam Abbass)

Nawal Zaqout - Sabah

Fadi El-Ghoul - Siad

Areen Omari - Samira

Khaled Awad - Abbas (as Khalid Awad)

George Ibrahim (actor) - Postman

Mariam El-Hin - Haifa's aunt

Mahmoud Qadah - Said

Hussam Abu Eisheh - Barber

Samer Abu Eisheh - Son of the barber

Younis Younis - Younis

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Notable quotes

“Haifa lies on the seashore, and there are here palm-gardens and trees in numbers. There are in this town shipbuilders, who build very large craft”
— w:Nasir-i-Khusrau according to The library of the Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society (1047)
“The Commanding Officer of the Home Front Command visited the Haifa rocket impact site and said, "The resilience and steadfast strength of the Home Front enables the IDF to continue operating, striking, and hitting our targets— we will persist and continue to do so."”
— Six wounded after Hezbollah rocket causes fire in Petah Tikva, direct hit on building in Haifa (By Yonah Jeremy Bob, Danielle Greyman-Kennard Jerusalem Post November 24, 2024)

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