2021 Directed by Darin J. Sallam
Palestine, 1948. After the withdrawal of the British occupiers, tensions rise between Arabs and Jews. Meanwhile, Farha, the smart daughter of the mayor of a small village, unaware of the coming tragedy, dreams of going to study in the big city.
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فرحة, Фарха, ファルハ, ف رحة, 파르하, 少女法哈, 被消失的女孩
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Canada
TIFF
South Korea
Busan International Film Festival
Italy
Rome Film Festival
Sweden
Göteborg Film Festival
France
Lyon Festival Cinémas du Sud
Jordan
Amman International Film Festival
Spain
Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest
Spain
Canada
France
Italy
Jordan
South Korea
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The Nakba was real and Israel continues to be an apartheid state settler project.
The Nakba was the ethnic cleansing of 700k+ Palestinians for the creation of the state of Israel. The stories are harrowing and they are out there. Please listen to Palestinian stories.
Ethnic cleaning and apartheid are ongoing in present day Israel. This is not of the past. It’s still happening.
Donate, protest, share fundraisers, support BDS, oppose the state which has massacred families, towns, ousted homes and imposed generational trauma. Learn about Palestine's vibrant, tragic and inspiring history (pre and present-occupation). Learn about the ongoing annexation of land, the violent and illegal ousting of Palestinians from their homes, and stories of the Nakba.
This is one such…
There's a scene early on where Farha and her friend Fareeda are sitting on swings playfully chatting. They are dreaming of their future, the lives they want to lead and the people they want to be. Their conversation is abruptly halted by the sound of an explosion nearby. They bound for their village, while the camera lingers on the empty swing seats, in that moment their dreams are abandoned, their childhood is stolen. It's heavy handed for sure.. most of the film is. But this film exists in the context of 74 years of Zionist proaganda that has obsfucated the colonial project of the Israeli State, that has denied the ethnic cleansing foundational to its creation, and that continues its…
the thing is that it’s all real. i can’t walk out of the cinema without this heavy heart and think “thank god this didn’t actually happen”. this all happened and it’s beyond just being heartbreaking. i love my land and my people so much, it all hurts
robbed of land, robbed of a future, the literal isolation of apartheid
FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE
finally a film that truly captures what happened to us Palestinians during the Nakba in 1948. although it barely scratches the surface of what thousands of Palestinians had to endure with the ongoing ethnic cleansing, it still captures & depicts accurate events beautifully. although still more harrowing in reality.
here’s to many more stories being told by Palestinians. d€ath to the occupation.
One harrowing story out of thousands from the catastrophic destruction of Palestinian society after the British departed. Meanwhile today, nearly 75 years later, the headlines announce “Netanyahu back with Israel's furthest-right government ever”. Sigh.
"The war will end. The leaders will shake hands. The old woman will keep waiting for her martyred son. That girl will wait for her beloved husband. And those children will wait for their heroic father…"
- Mahmoud Darwish (Palestinian poet)
The impossibility of capturing the entire history, horror, and emotions of 1948’s Nakba and the generational trauma, oppression, and ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people that has followed for decades, is expressed through the view of a little girl turned young woman as she peers helplessly out of the cracks of a cellar door, metaphorically getting only glimpses of a single story almost arbitrarily picked from the countless there are left to tell. The scope of horror is immeasurable, and…
really good, really tough to watch but also bittersweet seeing these stories finally being told in the mainstream. excited for what’s to come. Palestine will be free
Fun fact germany banned this film from showing because freedom of speech doesn’t apply to muslims or arabs
Farha does an incredible job of portraying the true experience of the Palestinian people during the Nakba, which, regrettably, is still very much a part of many people's lives today. The scenes were difficult to watch at times because they were so devastating, but that is the sad reality. A very important movie and one everyone should watch.
Despite all the controversy among this movie, I’d like to thank Netflix for showcasing Farha on their platform.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
