Gaza Calling
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Samer lives in Ramallah in the West Bank. His family lives in Gaza, one hour away. They have not seen each other for six years. When Mustafa went for a visit to Gaza in 2006, he was 18 years old. He was never allowed to return – his mother Hekmat has been fighting to see him again for seven years now. Two families torn apart. They share the same “crime”: being registered with a Gaza address in their Identity Cards. Under Israeli rule, they are considered “infiltrators” in their own country. Their lives have turned into a permanent struggle. Parents can only talk to their sons on the phone; sisters can only see their brothers on the internet – mothers and their children fighting to be together at last…
Status: Released
Released Date: 2012-12-09
Runtime: 63 mins
Director: Nahed Awwad
Spoken language: العربية
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Gaza Calling
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Production Countries: Palestinian Territory
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