Gaza Mon Amour

61st TIFF: Greek premiere

Issa, a 65-year-old fisherman in Gaza, is secretly in love with dressmaker Siham. Just as he’s ready to pop the question, an ancient statue of Apollo is caught in his fishing net and trouble is on the way, as Hamas is determined to lay its hands on the valuable treasure. A bittersweet and low-key dramedy that casts a tender glance to its gentle protagonist. An impenitent romantic who defies repression, conservatism, and age stereotypes, making a stand for love.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Tarzan & Arab Nasser

Script: Tarzan & Arab Nasser

Cinematography: Christophe Graillot

Editing: Veronique Lange

Sound: Tim Stephan, Roland Vajs, Pedro Gois

Music: Andre Mathias

Actors: Salim Daw, Hiam Abbass, Maisa Abd Elhadi, George Iskandar, Manal Awad, Hitham Al Omari

Production: Les Films du Tambour, Riva Filmproduktion

Producers: Rani Massalha and Marie Legrand, Michael Eckelt

Co-production: Pandora de Cunha Telles and Pablo Iraola, Rashid Abdelhamid, Khaled Haddad

Sets: Tarzan & Arab Nasser

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: France, Germany, Portugal, Palestine, Qatar

Production Year: 2020

Duration: 87΄

Contact: Versatile

Tarzan and Arab Nasser

Arab Nasser and Tarzan Nasser are twin brothers born in Gaza. They each graduated with a BFA in painting from Gaza’s al-Aqsa University before turning to filmmaking with the shorts Colourful Journey (10), Condom Lead (13), Apartment 10/14 (14), and With Premeditation (14). Their debut feature, Dégradé (15), screened at the Festival. Gaza mon amour (20) is their latest film.