Over a decade since its conception, French-Palestinian co-production “Attente” has matured into a tale a little too close to home. The film originally received mixed reviews; some rapturously praise its private insights, whereas others stamp it with a tight-lipped “serviceable.” However, after more than fourteen years of Israel-Palestine back-and-forth, “Attente”‘s absurdist allegory has become all the more poignant. Masharawi spells out here the bitter truth of Palestinian purgatory: its rule as inescapable fate.
“Attente” packages a film-within-a-film. It stars film director Ahmad (Mohmoud Massad) set with a place to go (the European Union) and a place to leave. This changes when his friend, Abou Jamil (Abderrahman Abou El Qassem) wrings him into one last task: to recruit actors for the future Palestinian National Theatre. Ahmad embarks upon his project without enthusiasm. With television anchor Bissan (Areen Omari) and cameraman Mounir, dubbed “Lumiere” (Yousset Baroud), the three trek across refugee camps in Gaza,...
“Attente” packages a film-within-a-film. It stars film director Ahmad (Mohmoud Massad) set with a place to go (the European Union) and a place to leave. This changes when his friend, Abou Jamil (Abderrahman Abou El Qassem) wrings him into one last task: to recruit actors for the future Palestinian National Theatre. Ahmad embarks upon his project without enthusiasm. With television anchor Bissan (Areen Omari) and cameraman Mounir, dubbed “Lumiere” (Yousset Baroud), the three trek across refugee camps in Gaza,...
- 8/17/2019
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
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