watch TrailerHuda's Salon
a film by
Hany Abu-Assad
88 min / Drama, Thriller
Palestine
- Egypt
- Netherlands
- Qatar
Based on real events, Huda’s Salon is a heart-racing, entertaining feminist thriller, where two women fight for their freedom. Reem, a young mother who is married to a jealous man, goes to Huda’s salon in Bethlehem for a haircut and an attentive ear. However, this ordinary visit turns sour after Huda puts Reem in a shameful situation, blackmails her to work for the secret service of the occupiers and betrays her people.
Cast
Ali SulimanSamer Bisharat
Maisa Abd Elhadi
Manal Awad
Crew
Screenwriter: Hany Abu-AssadDOP: Ehab Assal
Peter Flinckenberg
Editor: Eyas Salman
Original Title: صالون هدى
Production Company(ies):
H&A Production
Lagoonie Film Production
Film Clinic
MAD Solutions
Key Films
Producer(s):
Mohamed Hefzy
Hany Abu-Assad
Amira Diab
Production Company(ies):
H&A Production
Lagoonie Film Production
Film Clinic
MAD Solutions
Key Films
Producer(s):
Mohamed Hefzy
Hany Abu-Assad
Amira Diab
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
Red Sea International Film Festival, KSA
Busan International FIlm Festival, South Korea
Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Australia
Reel Palestine Film Festival, UAE
Beirut International Women Film Festival, Beirut
Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival, Morocco
Jönköping Film Festival, Sweden
Arabisches Filmfestival Tübingen, Germany
Calgary Arab Film Nights Festival, Canada
Middle East Now Festival, Italy
ANA Contemprary Arab Cinema Film Festival, USA
Red Sea International Film Festival, KSA
Busan International FIlm Festival, South Korea
Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Australia
Reel Palestine Film Festival, UAE
Beirut International Women Film Festival, Beirut
Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival, Morocco
Jönköping Film Festival, Sweden
Arabisches Filmfestival Tübingen, Germany
Calgary Arab Film Nights Festival, Canada
Middle East Now Festival, Italy
ANA Contemprary Arab Cinema Film Festival, USA
Special Jury Mention at Beirut International Women Film Festival, Beirut
Best Actress award for Maisa Abd Elhadi from the Critics Awards for Arab Films of Arab Cinema Center (ACC)
Special Jury Prize at Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival
Best Actress award for Maisa Abd Elhadi from the Critics Awards for Arab Films of Arab Cinema Center (ACC)
Special Jury Prize at Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival
