Kings and Extras: Digging for a Palestinian Image

Overview

The films in the PLO Media Unit were supposed to show a self-determined image of Palestinian reality – and they went missing during the Israeli invasion of Beirut in 1982. In a « road movie » from Palestine to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, director Azza El-Hassan follows the contradicting and confusing clues as to the whereabouts of the lost archive.

Cast

Azza El-Hassan

Herself

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Khadijeh Habashneh Abu Ali

The Believers

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Mousa Maragha

The Optimist

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Omar Rashide

The Guardian

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Hiba Jawharia

The Child

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Adnan Emdianate

The Pessimist

Mustafa Abu Ali

The Believer

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Qais Al-Zubaidi

The Thinker

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Abu Nahid

The Teacher