Tale of the Three Jewels (1995)
A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Romani girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.
Director: Michel Khleifi
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Mohammad Nahhal as Yusef |
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Hana' Nc'mch as Aida #1 |
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Makram J. Khoury as Abu Iman |
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Bushra Qaraman as Yusef's mother |
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Ghassan Abu Libda as Salah |
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Mohammad Bakri as Aida's father |
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Raida Adon as Suad |
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Mohammed Sheikh as Samir |
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Hana' Ne'meh as Aida |
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Amir Halabi as Salah's father |
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Umm Fayez as Aida's grandmother |
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Ahmad Abu Sal'oum as Yusef's father |
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Khalifa Natour as Officer #1 |
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Dirar Suleiman as Officer #2 |
| Directing | Michel Khleifi | Director |
| Sound | Abde Azaria | Music |
| Production | Omar Al-Qattan | Producer |
| Production | George Khleifi | Production Manager |
| Production | Michel Khleifi | Producer |
| Writing | Michel Khleifi | Writer |
| Sound | Abed Azrie | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jean-Marie Sénia | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Rémon Fromont | Director of Photography |
