Habibi

1h 18m
DramaRomance
5.2

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.

Cast

Maisa Abd Elhadi
Layla
Qais Nashif
Qays
Yosef Abu Wardeh
Al-Mahdi
Amer Khalil
Qays' Father
Jihad Al-Khattib
Walid
Basel Husseini
Hitham
Najwa Mubarki
Leyla's Mother
Suhell Nafar
Fisherman
Tamer Nafar
Fisherman
Feras Nour
Nawfal
Sami Said
Izz Edine

Crew

Susan Youssef
Director, Writer, Editor
PJ Raval
Director of Photography
Bashar Hassuneh
Production Design
Hamada Atallah
Costume Design
Menno Cruijsen
Original Music Composer

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