Mustafa and his wife Salwa are from two Palestinian West Bank villages only 200 meters apart but split by Israel’s separation wall. Mustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day Mustafa gets the call that his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. Mustafa will do anything to reach him, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality, he embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally. A compelling look at the challenges of living and working in occupied territory through the story of a father separated from his hospitalized child.
‘A tense and emotional drama about the human implications of separation’ BFI London Film Festival Review
Combines warmth, heartbreak, and adventure’ Modern Times
Festivals: Venice Int’l FF Audience Award, Atlanta JFF Human Rights Jury Award, Seattle Int’l FF,BFI London Int’l FF, Thessaloniki FF Best Director, Cleveland Int’l FF
