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The Gate of the Sun

Overview

Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and resistance. The film follows the flight of Younes, his wife Nahila, and those around them, from their village in northern Palestine to a refugee camp in Lebanon. Some vow to continue the struggle, most simply struggle to survive. Unsparingly detailing the impact of the nakba (disaster) on Palestinian life and society and the refugees' often-contentious relationship with their reluctant Lebanese hosts, Gate of the Sun spans generations, mixing personal stories with historical events.

RATING

6.00

DIRECTOR

Yousry Nasrallah

COUNTRIES

Egypt

Belgium

France

Morocco

Denmark

RELEASE DATE

2004

TIME

4h 38m

GENRES

War

Romance

Drama

History

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