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A House in Jerusalem

Muayad Alayan / IL, GR, DE, NL, 2022 / 103 min.

After her mother perishes in an accident, the traumatised Rebecca moves to their ancestral home in Jerusalem with her father Michael. The place is home to old stories and mysteries, Rebecca discovers that what lays hidden in the shadows …

poster A House in Jerusalem (Muayad Alayan, IL/GR/DE/NL 2022)
‘A story about grief, ghosts and the Palestinian experience,’ is how the brothers Muayad and Rami’s third feature film was described upon release. Weirdly, that description aptly conveys the content of this fairy tale about a girl named Rebecca who ends up in the Palestinian part of Jerusalem.

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Scenes from this movie may cause fearPersons under 9 years must be accompanied by an adult

Director

Muayad Alayan

Production year

2022

Country

IL, GR, DE, NL

Original title

A House in Jerusalem

Length

103 min.

Language

English, Arabic, Hebrew (modern)

Subtitles

ENG or NLD

Format

DCP

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