Every Day Is a Holiday (film)

Every Day is a Holiday (French: Chaque jour est une fête; Arabic: كل يوم عيد) is a 2009 film by the Lebanese director Dima El-Horr. The film is on the official selection of 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It is the first feature film by Dima El-Horr.

Every Day Is a Holiday
Poster by Cinefondation
Directed byDima El-Horr
Written byDima El-Horr
Rabih Mroué
Produced byThierry Lenouvel
Nicole Gerhards
Sabine Sidawi-Hamdan
Hanneke M. van der Tas
StarringHiam Abbas
Manal Khader
Raïa Haidar
CinematographyDominique Gentil
Music byPierre Aviat
Release dates
  • September 15, 2009 (2009-09-15) (TIFF)
  • January 27, 2010 (2010-01-27) (France)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesFrance
Lebanon
LanguagesArabic
French

Plot

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Three women, of different backgrounds, are on their way to prison to pay a visit to their men on Independence Day. As the story progresses, this journey becomes a quest for their own independence.

Cast

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Reception

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Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote, "A busload of stranded women wander a stark no-man's-land in Dima El-Horr's feature debut."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Toronto International Film Festival, Everyday is a Holiday
  2. ^ Harvey, Dennis (21 September 2009). "Every Day Is a Holiday". Variety.
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