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AN ORANGE FROM JAFFA

( 2024 )
Short Film Competition |
 
Poland
 |
 Arabic, English, Hebrew |
 26 min

About Film

Mohammed, a young Palestinian, is urgently seeking a taxi to take him through an Israeli checkpoint. When the driver, Farouk, learns that Mohammed has already failed to cross another checkpoint, trouble ensues.

Director

Mohammed Almughanni

Born in Gaza in 1994, Mohammed Almughanni is a film director and screenwriter. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Film Directing from Łódź Film School in Poland. His films, focusing on racial justice and socio-political life amid wars, have garnered awards at festivals including Ji.hlava (2020), IDFA (2023) and Clermont-Ferrand (2024).

Producer

Marcin Malatynski

Production Company

Screenplay

Mohammed Almughanni

Cinematography

Maciej Edelman

Editing

Natalia Jacheć

Sound

Aleksandra Landsmann

Cast

Kamel El Basha, Samer Bisharat, Nisreen Aljubeh, Razan Abo Odeh, Ameer Khlawe, Khaled Mayer, Diaa Mughrabi

Contacts

More About Film

A few kilometres from Jerusalem, the Hizma checkpoint. There has been tension here for decades and the controls are extremely strict. A small mistake can cost a lot. Mohammed, a young Palestinian with a temporary Polish identity card, tries to get through the Israeli checkpoint to meet his mother. Successive drivers refuse to give him a lift. The kind-hearted taxi driver Farouk agrees. He does not know that the boy has already tried to cross another checkpoint and has been turned back. Farouk is also in a hurry to attend a very important meeting. The military quickly discovers the truth, which means very serious trouble for both men. Locked in the car, they will wait for the final decision.