Release Date

18 May, 2004

Runtime

04:38: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and resistance. The film follows the flight of Younes, his wife Nahila, and those around them, from their village in northern Palestine to a refugee camp in Lebanon. Some vow to continue the struggle, most simply struggle to survive. Unsparingly detailing the impact of the nakba (disaster) on Palestinian life and society and the refugees' often-contentious relationship with their reluctant Lebanese hosts, Gate of the Sun spans generations, mixing personal stories with historical events.

Original Title

باب الشمس‎‎

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Actors

Hiam Abbass

Rim Turkhi

Béatrice Dalle

Orwa Nyrabia

باسم سمرة

Darina Al Joundi

Hussein Abou Seada

Fadi Abi Samra

Ahmad Al Ahmad

Antoine Balabane

Bassel Khayyat

Nadira Omran

Wissam Smayra

Hala Omran

Talal Jordy

Mohammed Hedaki

Hanane Hajj Ali

Mohamed Akil

Vivianne Antonios

Gérard Avedissian

Ragaa Kotrosh

Crew

Muhammad Suwaid

Yousry Nasrallah

Yousry Nasrallah

Nadine Khan

Tamer Karawan

Nahed Nasrallah

Samir Bahzan

Elias Khoury

Adel El Maghraby

Humbert Balsan