The Gate of the Sun (2004)
4h 38m
Running Time
May 18, 2004Release Date
The Gate of the Sun (2004)
4h 38m
Running Time
May 18, 2004Release Date
Plot.
Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and resistance. The film follows the flight of Younes, his wife Nahila, and those around them, from their village in northern Palestine to a refugee camp in Lebanon. Some vow to continue the struggle, most simply struggle to survive. Unsparingly detailing the impact of the nakba (disaster) on Palestinian life and society and the refugees' often-contentious relationship with their reluctant Lebanese hosts, Gate of the Sun spans generations, mixing personal stories with historical events.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Hiam Abbass
Um Youness
Rim Turki
Nahila
Rim Turkhi
Nahila
Orwa Nyrabia
Youness
Béatrice Dalle
Catherine
Bassel Khayyat
Khaleel
Bassem Samra
Interrogateur
Hala Omran
Shams
Darina Al Joundi
Femme fantôme
Yousry Nasrallah
Director
Elias Khoury
Writer
Hussein Abou Seada
Colonel Mehdi
Fadi Abi Samra
Dr. Amgad
Muhammad Suwaid
Writer
Humbert Balsan
Producer
Ahmad Al Ahmad
Adnan
Tamer Karawan
Composer
Antoine Balabane
Georges
Samir Bahzan
Cinematographer
Nadira Omran
Um Hasan
Wissam Smayra
Himself
Talal Jordy
Tortionnaire
Mohammed Hedaki
Abou Essaf
Hanane Hajj Ali
Zeinab
Mohamed Akil
Responsable OLP
Vivianne Antonios
Epouse de Sameh
Gérard Avedissian
Barman
Ragaa Kotrosh
Om Soliman
Kassem Melho
Ostaz Youssef
Muhtaseb Aref
Sheikh Ibrahim
Maher Essam
Selim
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 18, 2004
Original Nameباب الشمس
StatusReleased
Running Time4h 38m
Genres
Wiki.
The Gate of Sun (Arabic: باب الشمس, translit. Bab el shams, French: La Porte du soleil) is a 2004 French-Egyptian war film directed by Yousry Nasrallah and based on the novel by Elias Khoury. It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.