On his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy would it be to go shopping?
Acting
Saleh Bakri's restrained rage will break your heart.
Direction
Nabulsi transforms a drive into psychological warfare.
Production
Real West Bank locations, no sets needed.
Director
Farah Nabulsi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Farah Nabulsi made this after visiting West Bank checkpoints herself; it's her directorial debut.
The film was nominated for an Oscar, making it one of the rare Palestinian stories to reach that stage—yet remained virtually unseen by mainstream audiences.
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