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Habibi

4.6 / 10 4.6 2011 1h 18m16

DramaRomance

Two students in the West Bank are forced to return home to Gaza, where their love defies tradition. To reach his lover, Qays graffitis poetry across town. A modern retelling of the famous ancient Sufi parable Majnun Layla.

Directed by Susan Youssef

VISUAL NOTES

Stills from Habibi

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CAST

The people behind the story

Maisa Abd Elhadi

Maisa Abd ElhadiLayla

Qais Nashif

Qais NashifQays

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Yosef Abu WardehAl-Mahdi

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Amer KhalilQays' Father

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Jihad Al-KhattibWalid

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Basel HusseiniHitham

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Najwa MubarkiLeyla's Mother

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Suhell NafarFisherman