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.

Mohammad Bakri
as Abu Shadi

Saleh Bakri
as Shadi

Maria Zreik
as Amal

Lama Tatour
as Maria

Monera Shehadeh
as Um Murad

Henry Andrawes
as Rami

Shams Bawardi
as Rami's Daughter

Rana Alamuddin
as Cousin Fadya

Ossama Bawardi
as Karam

Sobhi Hosary
as Salim
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....