AN ORANGE FROM JAFFA

POLISH TITLE: POMARAŃCZA Z JAFFY

A few kilometres from Jerusalem, the Hizma checkpoint, even before the events of recent months. There has been tension here for decades and the controls are extremely strict. A small mistake can cost a lot. Mohammed, a young Palestinian with a temporary Polish identity card, tries to get through the Israeli checkpoint to meet his mother. Successive drivers refuse to give him a lift. The kind-hearted taxi driver Farouk agrees. He does not know that the boy has already tried to cross another checkpoint and has been turned back. Farouk is also in a hurry to attend a very important meeting. The military quickly discovers the truth, which means very serious trouble for both men. Locked in the car, they will wait for the final decision. A gripping cinema, close to the man, showing the absurdity of the conflict on a micro scale.

GENRE:

fiction

COUNTRY:

Poland, Palestine, France

RUNNING TIME:

26'

YEAR:

2023

DIRECTING:

Mohammed Almughanni

SCRIPT:

Mohammed Almughanni

DOP:

Maciej Edelman

EDITOR:

Natalia Jacheć

MUSIC:

Robert Logan

SOUND:

Aleksandra Landsmann

PRODUCTION:

Marcin Malatyński, Studio Filmowe INDEKS, Synecdoche, David Frenkel