Origin: UK | Documentary | Director: Saeed Taji Farouky | 20 minutes

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Strange Cities Are Familiar

by Saeed Taji Farouky (Pal/Egypt/British), documentary 20 min. English and Arabic with English subtitles. UK 2019

A film about memories, guilt, and resilience. Inspired by the writing of Mourid Barghouti and the director's personal and family experiences, this is the story of Ashraf, a Palestinian father living in the UK, who is struggling to confront the memories that haunt him: the promises he could not keep, and the family he could not protect.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsKG46csvx4
https://player.vimeo.com/video/291491748?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ff9933

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