Wajib 2017
7.3 / 10
Wajib
After years abroad in Italy, Shadi returns to his native Nazareth. But this is no spectacular homecoming. He's back somewhat begrudgingly to honour his "wajib" (or duty) to hand out invitations to his sister's wedding with his father. The simmering tension between the two — who are often stuck in a car, more often than not in traffic — builds, exposing the sometimes-comic chasms that exist between men who live in different worlds but share an unshakable bond.
After years abroad in Italy, Shadi returns to his native Nazareth. But this is no spectacular homecoming. He's back somewhat begrudgingly to honour his "wajib" (or duty) to hand out invitations to his sister's wedding with his father. The simmering tension between the two — who are often stuck in a car, more often than not in traffic — builds, exposing the sometimes-comic chasms that exist between men who live in different worlds but share an unshakable bond.
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See All 1 Reviews20 Sep 2022 by badelf
Quite the excellent film concerning a father-son relationship across a chasm of culture and generation. I think there are not so many films about the father-son relationship, at least not that I can immediately recall, so this quite a pleasant surprise.
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Release Date:
Aug 20, 2017 (Colombia,France,Germany,Norway,Palestine, State Of,Qatar,United Arab Emirates)
Run Time:
1hr 40`
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Original Language:
Arabic
Production Countries:
Colombia,France,Germany,Norway,Palestine, State Of,Qatar,United Arab Emirates
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Released
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Quite the excellent film concerning a father-son relationship across a chasm of culture and generation. I think there are not so many films about the father-son relationship, at least not that I can immediately recall, so this quite a pleasant surprise.
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Wajib - Wajib
Directors & Credit Writers
RJ
Reem Jubran... Second Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Shadi
... Amal
LT
Lama Tatour... Maria
... Um Murad
... Rami
... Rami's Daughter
... Cousin Fadya
... Karam
RM
Raya Meddine... Cousin Fadya
SH
Sobhi Hosary... Salim
FZ
Falah Zoabi... Marwan
... Abu Firas
GAS
Gaby Abu Sini... Abu Issa
HAI
Huda Al Imam... Um Issa
... Georgette
... Bird Aunt
ER
Emil Rock... Bird Uncle
... Rami's Wife
... Abu Shadi
Produced By
... Producer
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