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arab and tarzan nasser

palestine france qatar 2015 84 min

Gaza Strip, nowadays. Christine’s beauty salon is heaving with female clients: a bitter divorcée, a religious woman, a lunatic addicted to prescription drugs and a young bride-to-be among others. But their day of leisure is disrupted when gunfire breaks out across the street. A gangland family has stolen the lion from Gaza’s zoo, and Hamas has decided it’s time to settle old scores. Stuck in the salon, the women start to unravel...

• About the film

  Directed by Arab Nasser Tarzan Nasser

  Screenplay Arab Nasser Tarzan Nasser

  Cast Hiam Abbass Maisa Abd Elhadi Manal Awad Samira Asir Victoria Balitska

  Music Benjamin Grospiron

  Cinematography Eric Devin

  Editing Sophie Reine Eyas Salman

  Production Companies Les Films du Tambour Made in Palestine Film Lab Exit Films Ukbar Filmes

• Festivals & Awards

  Semaine de la Critique — Cannes Film Festival
  2015 | Competition

  Toronto International Film Festival
  2015 | Discovery

  BFI London Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection

  Chicago International Film Festival
  2015 | World Cinema

  Valladolid International Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection

  Morelia International Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection

  Athens International Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection
  Golden Athena — Best Picture

  Fuzhou Silk Road Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection

  Espoo International Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection

  Metropolis Cinema Festival — Beirut
  2015 | Official Selection

  Lima Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection

  New Horizons International Film Festival
  2015 | Panorama

  Eurasia International Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection

  Cinémed — Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection
  Young Audience Award
  Special Jury Mention

  Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival
  2015 | Official Competition
  Anab d’Or — Grand Prize

  Latin Arab Film Festival — Buenos Aires
  2015 | Official Selection

  Sydney Palestinian Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection

  Carthage Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection
  Nomination — Tanit d’Or — Narrative Feature Film

  Kolkata International Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection

  International Film Festival of India
  2015 | Official Selection

  International Film Festival of Kerala
  2015 | Official Selection

  La Orquídea International Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection

  Chennai International Film Festival
  2015 | Official Selection

  Dubai International Film Festival
  2015 | Arabian Nights