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Pitch

Fifi, the daughter seeking emancipation, Rami, the son faced with his Jewish girlfriend’s pregnancy… Hanan , the mother, watches scrupulously over her family’s reputation. Living in Haïfa, this ordinary Palestinian family is suddenly threatened by a minor incident which is going to bring secrets and lies to the fore… “The film immerses the spectator in the concerns of a single character at a time, letting them experience events from a subjective and incomplete point of view. By switching from one viewpoint to another, the events take on new meaning. Little by little, the audience realises that all the characters are mere pawns misused by political, racial, social and economic forces managed by an alienating system. By telling these stories from multiple points of view, I tried to inspire empathy for each character, even when they committed terrible acts. I also wanted to show how people justify their acts and how injustice is perpetuated.” Scandar Copti