Underplayed Gems

Bye Bye Tiberias (2023)

Bye Bye Tiberias poster
Original title
Bye Bye Tibériade
Directed by
Lina Soualem
Genre
documentary film
Country
Palestine, Qatar, France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A daughter filmmaker returns with her mother, actress Hiam Abbass, to the Palestinian village the mother left behind to pursue her acting dreams. Through conversations and memories, they examine the mother's choice and the family bonds that endured the separation.

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What happens

Bye Bye Tiberias (Arabic: باي باي طبريا, romanized: Bāy Bāy Ṭabariyya) is a 2023 documentary film directed by Lina Soualem, written by Soualem and Nadine Naous, in collaboration with Gladys Joujou. It follows Hiam Abbass, who leaves her Palestinian village of Deir Hanna in the Lower Galilee, Israel, to pursue her dream of becoming an actress, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and sisters. Abbass returns to her village, with her daughter, Soulaem, to explore her mother's choices and family influence. It is a co-production between Palestine, Belgium, France and Qatar. It had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section on 3 September 2023, and is scheduled to be released in France on 21 February 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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