Directors:
Arab and Tarzan Nasser
Year:
2025
Length:
87'
Category:
Feature film
Language:
Arabic
Subtitles:
English
Gaza, 2007. Yahya, a young student, forges a friendship with Osama, a charismatic restaurant owner with a big heart. Together, they start peddling drugs while delivering falafel sandwiches, but they are soon forced to grapple with a corrupt cop and his oversized ego…
For its Dutch premiere, the screening begins with a special introduction from novelist, poet and playwright Ahmed Masoud.
Ahmed Masoud is the author of the acclaimed novels Come What May (2022) and Vanished – The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda (2015). Ahmed is a writer, poet and director who grew up in Palestine and moved to the UK in 2002. He is the founder of Al Zaytouna Dance Theatre (2005-2013). After finishing his PhD research, Ahmed published many journals and articles including a chapter in Britain and Muslim World: A Historical Perspective (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011). Most recently, Ahmed launched his new artistic initiative called PalArt Collective. For more information, please see www.ahmedmasoud.co.uk
