Wajib

After years abroad in Italy, Shadi returns to his native Nazareth. But this is no spectacular homecoming. He's back somewhat begrudgingly to honour his "wajib" (or duty) to hand out invitations to his sister's wedding with his father. The simmering tension between the two — who are often stuck in a car, more often than not in traffic — builds, exposing the sometimes-comic chasms that exist between men who live in different worlds but share an unshakable bond.

Cast

Mohammad Bakri

Mohammad Bakri

as Abu Shadi

Saleh Bakri

Saleh Bakri

as Shadi

Maria Zreik

Maria Zreik

as Amal

Lama Tatour

Lama Tatour

as Maria

Monera Shehadeh

Monera Shehadeh

as Um Murad

Henry Andrawes

Henry Andrawes

as Rami

Shams Bawardi

Shams Bawardi

as Rami's Daughter

Rana Alamuddin

Rana Alamuddin

as Cousin Fadya

Ossama Bawardi

Ossama Bawardi

as Karam

Sobhi Hosary

Sobhi Hosary

as Salim

Reviews

badelf

Quite the excellent film concerning a father-son relationship across a chasm of culture and generation. I think there are not so many films about the father-son relationship, at least not that I can immediately recall, so this quite a pleasant surprise....

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