Ave Maria (2015)

Original title

السلام عليك يا مريم

Directed by

Basil Khalil

Genre

comedy film, drama film

Country

Palestine, Germany, France

Runtime

15 min

Rated

G

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family of Israeli settlers gets stuck in the West Bank when their car breaks down. They ask a group of nuns for help to get back home.

whimsicalgentlequietly funnyculturally awkwardtense but lightodd-couplelow-keywry

What happens

Ave Maria is a short film directed by Basil Khalil and written by him and Daniel Ka-Chun Chan. A family of religious Israeli settlers has their car break down in a rural area of the West Bank and they must seek the help of five nuns to get back home. The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards in 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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