Life isBeautiful - Al Haya Helwa

2023 • 1h 33m • Documentary

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Language

Arabic

Subtitles

Arabic · Catalan · Spanish · French · Greek (modern) · Norwegian · Portuguese · Swedish

Closed Captions

English

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About the film

A film by Mohamed Jabaly

Palestine, Norway, 2023, 93 min

Arabic, English, Norwegian spoken with various subtitles

Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly insists on telling stories from his hometown Gaza sharing his own experiences and perspectives, not accepting the boundaries imposed by international politics and rigid bureaucracy. Stuck in the cold and dark arctic of Northern Norway, only able to connect to his family online, he manages to activate his own creativity and the support from his friends to keep up his motto LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.

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Learn more about what happened after the film and support the family if you can: https://www.mohamedjabaly.com/support.html

Producer

KriStine Ann Skaret, Sarah Winge-Sørensen

Crew

Mohamed Jabaly, Erland Edenholm, Anna Fabini

Awards & recognition

IDFA

World Premiere, Winner Best Directing

Tromsø International Film Festival

Opening film

Nordisk Panorama