Inheritance
Theatrical poster
Directed byHiam Abbass
Written byHiam Abbass
Ala Hlehel
Produced byArik Bernstein
David Silber
Nicolas Blanc
Ender Sevim
Faruk Özerten
StarringHafsia Herzi
Hiam Abbass
Tom Payne
CinematographyAntoine Heberlé
Edited byGuy Lecorne
Music byLoik Dury
Distributed byDiaphana Films (France)
Release dates
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesIsrael
France
Turkey
LanguagesHebrew
French
Arabic
English

Inheritance (French: Héritage) is a 2012 drama film directed by and starring Hiam Abbass in her feature film directorial debut. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival and Haifa International Film Festival.

Plot

A Palestinian family living in a small Muslim village in Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Its many members symbolise a community struggling to maintain its identity, torn between modernity and tradition. In the midst of it all is a forbidden love story between the youngest daughter, Hajar (Hafsia Herzi), who has returned from studying abroad, and her Christian lover (Tom Payne). When their father falls into a coma and inches toward death, internal conflicts explode and the familial battles become as merciless as the outside war.

Cast

Production

Abbass has stated: "Generally, when you are speaking about Palestinians, you think of them in Ramallah, or the refugees in Syria. Instead I wanted to tell this important part of society: the Palestinians of Israel, who feel partially excluded from the country in which they live, which is why they try and preserve their identity through a strong family structure which makes them feel at home."[1]

References

  1. "Venice Days". Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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