Wajib (Original title)Wajib L'invitation au mariage (Alternative title)
Dates: 2017 (Copyright), 2018 (Release)Countries: State of Palestine, France, Germany, Colombia, Norway, Denmark, Lebanon, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Qatar, Australia, Republic of Korea, Turkey, USADirector: Annemarie Jacir
Synopsis: Shadi, an architect living in Italy, returns to his paternal home in Palestine for the first time in years, to honour the Nazareth tradition of hand-delivering his sister’s wedding invitations with his father Abu Shadi, a divorced school teacher in his mid-60s. As the estranged pair spend the day together, their personal antagonism along with political, cultural and generational differences emerge.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Family life, Fathers, Sons, Wedding customs, Palestine, Palestinian people
Releases
Date: September 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 96 mins Dialogue (original): Arabic / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Date: 14 September 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 96 mins Dialogue (original): Arabic / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: New Wave Films
Dates: 2017 (Copyright), 2018 (Release)Countries: State of Palestine, France, Germany, Colombia, Norway, Denmark, Lebanon, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Qatar, Australia, Republic of Korea, Turkey, USADirector: Annemarie Jacir
Synopsis: Shadi, an architect living in Italy, returns to his paternal home in Palestine for the first time in years, to honour the Nazareth tradition of hand-delivering his sister’s wedding invitations with his father Abu Shadi, a divorced school teacher in his mid-60s. As the estranged pair spend the day together, their personal antagonism along with political, cultural and generational differences emerge.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Family life, Fathers, Sons, Wedding customs, Palestine, Palestinian people
Releases
Date: September 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 96 mins Dialogue (original): Arabic / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Date: 14 September 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 96 mins Dialogue (original): Arabic / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: New Wave Films