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Khaled & Nema

2024 · 18 min

A quiet, heartfelt short that blends gentle warmth with the weight of loss and displacement, asking patience and empathy.

Directed by
Sohail Dahdal
Genres
Drama
Starring
Oday Al-Saeedi, Mohammad Bakri, Amer Khalil
Overview
While their village is threatened to be demolished once again by the Israeli army, Khaled and his best friend Nema the goat undertake to help Abu Mariam to recover his memory

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Directed by
Sohail Dahdal
Genres
Drama
Starring
Oday Al-Saeedi, Mohammad Bakri, Amer Khalil
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • survival
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Sohail Dahdal
Written by
Sohail Dahdal
Starring
Oday Al-Saeedi, Mohammad Bakri, Amer Khalil, Ruba Bilal, Reem Talhami, Asfour Reem, Talhami Najah, Hussam Abu Eisheh
Cinematography
Bilal Khatib
Runtime
18 min
Country
Palestinian Territory
Languages
Arabic

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