The Time That Remains (2009)
An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day. A semi-biographic film, in four chapters, about a family spanning from 1948 until recent times. Combined with intimate memories of each member, the film attempts to portray the daily life of those Palestinians who remained in their land and were labelled "Israeli-Arabs," living as a minority in their own homeland.
Director: Elia Suleiman
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Saleh Bakri as Fuad |
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Elia Suleiman as E.S. |
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Samar Qudha Tanus as Mother (1970) |
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Shafika Bajjali as Mother (Now) |
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Zuhair Abu Hanna as E.S. (Child) |
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Ayman Espanioli as ES (Teenager) |
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Tarik Kopty as Neighbour |
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Amer Hlehel as Anis |
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Ali Suliman as Eliza's Boyfriend |
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Menashe Noy as Taxi Driver |
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Doraid Liddawi as Ramalla IDF officer |
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Nati Ravitz as IDF Commander |
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Avi Kleinberger as Government Official |
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Alex Bakri as Poet shot |
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Mira Awad as Woman shot |
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Mahmoud Shawahdeh as ES School Teacher |
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Izabel Ramadan as Aunt Olga |
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Lutuf Nouasser as Abu Elias |
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Maisa Abd Elhadi as Woman in West Bank Taxi |
| Directing | Elia Suleiman | Director |
| Art | Maha Haj | Art Direction |
| Art | Maha Haj | Set Designer |
| Production | Maya Sanbar | Associate Producer |
| Production | Joslyn Barnes | Associate Producer |
| Art | Sharif Waked | Production Design |
| Production | Avi Kleinberger | Line Producer |
| Production | Juna Suleiman | Casting Director |
| Production | Avi Kleinberger | Co-Producer |
| Production | Michaël Gentile | Producer |
| Production | Hani Farsi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Danny Glover | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Marc-André Batigne | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Véronique Lange | Editor |
| Writing | Elia Suleiman | Writer |
| Production | Elia Suleiman | Producer |