This is a very touching film as you peer into Lina Soualems life as a child visiting Palestine for the first time with her mother Hiam Abbass. A beautiful painting of the pain and sorrow their family has felt meanwhile highlighting the regular everyday motions they go through as a family. It chronicles the life of Lina, her mother Hiam, her grandmother Nemat and her great grandmother Um Ali. These women who have suffered so much in the wake of 1948. Her family being expelled from their home of Tiberias, the streets they use to know, the lake they used to swim in, the farm of their great grandfather. The strength of these women to be pioneers in their own right and lead their own paths in times of great uncertainty the film parrallels this with the feeling of Linas mother Hiam Abbass whos feeling of "suffocation" leads her to leave the village shes grown up in to follow her dreams of becoming an actress. Showcasing the pain that was felt deeply for everyone in the family and how the eventual reconciliation of Hiam with her mother somewhat fills the hole everyone was feeling.
Showcasing their village in the early 90s to 2018 to the passing of Nemat. What this film does beautifully is depicting this familys struggles with the ever present threat of soldiers in Tiberias. The presence of the "colony" in the village of Deir Hana. The feeling of impending unsafety is always looming over this family while they try to navigate their interpersonal struggles, and come to terms with their life decisions.
Showcasing their village in the early 90s to 2018 to the passing of Nemat. What this film does beautifully is depicting this familys struggles with the ever present threat of soldiers in Tiberias. The presence of the "colony" in the village of Deir Hana. The feeling of impending unsafety is always looming over this family while they try to navigate their interpersonal struggles, and come to terms with their life decisions.