Gaza, today, sixty-year-old fisherman Issa is secretly in love with Siham, a woman who works as a dressmaker at the market. Finally determined to propose, Issa discovers an ancient statue of Apollo in his fishing net, which he decides to hide at home. When local authorities discover the existence of this mysterious treasure, troubles start for Issa…Will he succeed in declaring his love to Siham?
Cast
Hiam Abbass
Maisa Abd Elhadi
George Iskandar
Manal Awad Crew
Screenwriter: Tarzan Nasser
Arab Nasser
Fadette Drouard
DOP: Christophe Graillot
Editor: Véronique Lange
Production Company(ies):
Les Films du Tambour
Producer(s):
Rani Massalha
Marie Legrand
Chicago International Film Festival, USA
Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Turkey
Mons International Festival of Love Films, Belgium
Stockholm Film Festival, Sweden
Thessaloniki Film Festival,Greece
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
Venice Film Festival, Italy
Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia
Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt
CineMAS Festival, UAE
Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden
Karama Beirut Human Rights Film Festival, Beirut
Amman International Film Festival, Jordan
The Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques
Best Actor at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Turkey
Best Feature at the Mons International Festival of Love Films, Belgium
NETPAC Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
Best Screenplay and Best Film at the Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
Shared Best Arab Film Award and a Special Mention at the Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt
Best Actress and Best Feature Film at the Critics Awards for Arab Films-Cannes Film Festival
Best Actor Prize at the Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden
Critics’ Choice Award at the Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland
Best Actress and the Best Feature film at the Critics Awards for Arab Films