CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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Wajib posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2017 1h 40m PSE

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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Like Wajib, it finds gentle humour and emotional nuance in everyday encounters, using a restrained, humane Middle Eastern setting to let cultural friction and unexpected connection unfold.

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Its intimate family conflicts and observant pacing echo Wajib's interest in how tradition and changing expectations shape parent-child relationships within a tightly drawn community.

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Why this pick

Another finely controlled Palestinian drama, balancing private choices with the pressures of public life; its grounded city texture and moral complexity suit Wajib's realism.

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Tel Aviv on Fire

Why this pick

For Wajib's blend of Palestinian daily life, dry humour and political reality treated through character rather than speeches, with a similarly warm, lightly satirical touch.

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Why this pick

Its coming-of-age perspective shares Wajib's empathetic view of identity and family expectation, keeping the focus on lived detail and quietly complicated relationships.

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

In this road movie, a father and son travel amid wedding preparations in the lead-up to Christmas in Nazareth.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Mohammad Bakri

Abu Shadi