Personal Affairs

A wry, tender, quietly sad look at family ties stretched across borders, full of small absurdities and unspoken longing.

Directed by

Maha Haj

Genres

Drama

Starring

Mahmoud Shawahdeh, Saana Shawahdeh, Ziad Bakri

Overview

In Nazareth, an old couple lives wearily to the rhythm of the daily routine. On the other side of the border, in Ramallah, their son Tarek wishes to remain an eternal bachelor, their daughter is about to give birth while her husband lands a movie role and the grandmother loses her head... Between check-points and dreams, frivolity and politics, some want to leave, others want to stay but all have personal affairs to resolve.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, earnest and satirical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, isolation, identity, politics

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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