Tale of the Three Jewels (1995)

  • NR
  • 01/02/1995 (PS)
  • Drama
  • 1h 52m

Overview

A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Gypsy girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.

Michel Khleifi

Director, Writer

Cast

Mohammad Nahhal's headshot

Mohammad Nahhal

Yusef
Hana' Nc'mch's headshot

Hana' Nc'mch

Aida #1
Makram J. Khoury's headshot

Makram J. Khoury

Abu Iman
Bushra Qaraman's headshot

Bushra Qaraman

Yusef's mother
Ghassan Abu Libda's headshot

Ghassan Abu Libda

Salah
Mohammad Bakri's headshot

Mohammad Bakri

Aida's father
Raida Adon's headshot

Raida Adon

Suad

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