Wajib (2017)

Original title

واجب

Directed by

Annemarie Jacir

Genre

drama film

Country

Palestine, Qatar, Germany, France

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

15

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father and his adult son drive around Nazareth delivering handwritten wedding invitations. Along the way they clash over family traditions and their different views on life.

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What happens

Wajib (Arabic: واجب Wājib, "Duty") is a 2017 Palestinian drama film directed as well as written by Annemarie Jacir. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Wajib won 36 international awards including Best Film in Mar Del Plata, Dubai, Amiens, DC Film Festival, Kerala and the London BFI Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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