The Roof
Kamal Aljafari
Programme:
The Roof follows the filmmaker on his journey from Germany, where he lives, to Ramla and Jaffa, where his relatives live. Conversations with sisters and grandmothers bring back memories of 1948, while the present unfolds before the camera, revealing everyday gestures and routines. Part documentary, part cinematic memoir, the film — whose title refers to the unfinished roof of the house where the family has resettled — offers a sensitive reflection on identity, heritage, and absences that span generations.
Germany / Palestina
,
doc.
,
2006
,
61
’
Original title
Al Sateh
Director
Kamal Aljafari
Script
Kamal Aljafari
Director of photography
Diego Martinez Vignatti
Editor
Kamal Aljafari
Sound
Antoine Brochu
,
Gérard Laurent
,
Gilles Benardeau
Music
El Avram
,
Megri Asmahane
,
Souad Massi
Production company
Filmstiftung Nordeheim - Vestfália
,
Kamal Aljafari Productions
Language
Arabic, Hebrew
Subtitles
Portuguese
Age restriction
M/12
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