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

أحمد الأحمد

Antoine Balabane

نادرة عمران

باسل خياط

Wissam Smayra

حلا عمران

Mohammad Hadaki

Talal Jordy

Hanane Hajj Ali

Mohamed Akil

Vivianne Antonios

Gérard Avedissian

Ragaa Kotrosh

Crew

Yousry Nasrallah

Muhammad Suwaid

Yousry Nasrallah

Samir Bahzan

Nahed Nasrallah

Adel El Maghraby

Humbert Balsan

Elias Khoury

Tamer Karawan

Nadine Khan