The film addresses racism, misogyny and sexism, as well as depictions of physical and psychological violence.
ALFILM – Arab Film Festival Berlin
Scandar Copti “Happy Holidays”
Part of “ALFILM – Arab Film Festival Berlin”
Afterwards: Film talk with Scandar Copti
- Film
Arabic /
Hebrew /
With English subtitles /
approx. 180 mins.
Fiction, 2024, 123 mins.
A middle-class Palestinian family in Haifa sees its life spiral out of control under the oppressive reality of contemporary Israeli society.
Fifi, the daughter studying in Jerusalem, gets into a car accident. Toufic, the son having secret romantic liaisons, contends with an unwanted pregnancy. While the father is embroiled in what could amount to insurance fraud.
Oscar nominee Scandar Copti (Ajami, 2009) presents a gripping family drama as his second feature film. Led by an ensemble of non-professional actors, it interweaves the stories of multiple characters whose fates are interdependent much more than they would like them to be. The masterful screenplay, anchored in intimate depictions of moral relativism, walks a fine line between complicity with and resisting a status quo of Israeli state violence. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2024 and won the Horizons Award for Best Screenplay.
Dates
Current
Further Information
Visitor note
Credits
The 16th ALFILM is funded by: Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, AFAC (Arab Fund For Arts and Culture), Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung with financial support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Council of the Arab League, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient. In co-operation with HAU Hebbel am Ufer.
Location
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