The film primarily portrays the Palestinian family's struggle to cope and react to imprisonment within their own home. The focus of the film is the dignified non-violent stoic path, or steadfastness (known as sumud in Arabic), advocated by the father and the struggle he faces to ...( read more)
Areen Omari,
Hend Ayoub,
Lior Miller,
Marco Alsaying,
Mohammed Bakri
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Mohammad, his wife and their five children live in a large, isolated house located halfway between a Palestinian village and an Israeli settlement. The house, in the crossfire of the two sides, is a s...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006
Stats: 53 reviews
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February 25, 2009
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January 19, 2009
Gran film, coraggioso, pieno di tensione e girato molto bene. Da vedere, una piccola perla.
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January 21, 2007
this is such a sad movie in the end you understand that palestinians take soo much
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October 27, 2006
Aquí se siente la guerra de cerquita, se vive la esperanza en Palestina y la inasión que nunca cesa. La casa como metáfora de un país en guerra.
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