A Gaza Weekend is a 2022 British-Palestinian comedy film co-written and directed by Basil Khalil.[1] It follows an English man named Michael (Stephen Mangan) and his Israeli wife Keren (Mouna Hawa) as they try to take refuge in Gaza, which—due to Israel's blockade of the region—has ironically become the safest place to be after a virus is accidentally released from an Israeli laboratory.[1]
| A Gaza Weekend | |
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| Directed by | Basil Khalil |
| Written by | Basil Khalil Daniel Ka-Chun Chan |
| Produced by | Amina Dasmal |
| Starring | Stephen Mangan Mouna Hawa Loai Nofi Maria Zreik Adam Bakri Adeeb Safadi |
| Cinematography | Eric Raphael Mizrahi Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll |
| Edited by | Shahnaz Duleimy Victoria Boydell |
| Music by | Alex Baranowski |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Palestine |
| Languages | English Arabic Hebrew |
Although the film revolves around a viral pandemic, it began production long before the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The film premiered on 10 September 2022 at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[2]
Reception edit
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c Allan Hunter, "‘A Gaza Weekend’: Toronto Review". Screen Daily, 10 September 2022.
- ^ Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, 18 September 2022.
- ^ "A Gaza Weekend". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
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