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Film · 2016

Personal Affairs

Original titleOmor shakhsiya

Directed by Maha Haj · starring Maisa Abd Elhadi, Ziad Bakri and Mahmoud Shawahdeh

  • 1 h 30 min
  • Drama · Comedy
  • Israel
  • 2.3 Users1 vote
  • 7.3 Critics3 reviews
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Synopsis

This tragicomedy tells the story of three generations of a Palestinian family from Nazareth. Nabeela (Sanaa Shawahdeh) and Saleh (Mahmoud Shawahdeh) are an elderly couple that, after decades married, live plunged in a monotony until they decide to travel to Sweden to visit their son Hisham (Ziad Bakri). The daughter of the couple, Samar, is pregnant and lives in Ramallah with her husband George, a mechanic who is chosen to join an American movie. The friends of George try to discourage him by telling that he will perform a terrorist. Tarek (Doraid Liddawi), the third son of the couple, starts a relationship with Maysa, a friend of his sister. 'Personal Affairs' is the debut of Maha Haj as filmmaker.

The essentials

Runtime
90 min1 hour and 30 minutes
How long is Personal Affairs?
1 hour and 30 minutes (90 minutes).
Who directed Personal Affairs?
Maha Haj.
Who is in Personal Affairs?
It stars Maisa Abd Elhadi, Ziad Bakri, Mahmoud Shawahdeh and Hanan Hillo.
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Cast

Full cast (8)
Director
Maha Haj
Writers
Maha Haj

Videos and trailers

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Subtitled Trailer 'Personal Affairs' 1:4522 March 2017

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 4 reviews
2.3 1 vote

What the critics say average 7.3 from 3

  • 8.3 VarietyBen Kenigsberg "Although the movie sometimes comments on history and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, much of it - particularly Nabeelah and Saleh's story - feels as though it could have been set anywhere". Read
  • 7.2 Screen DailyTim Grierson "Slight but charming, 'Personal Affairs' touches on the inescapable melancholy of modern life, but is as graceful as a tango dance in the process". Read
  • 6.4 The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthy "An abstract but promising Israeli debut". Read

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