Inheritance (2012 film)
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| Directed by | Hiam Abbass |
| Produced by | Arik Bernstein David Silber Nicolas Blanc Ender Sevim Faruk Özerten |
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Hiam Abbass Ala Hlehel |
| Starring |
Hafsia Herzi Hiam Abbass Tom Payne |
| Music by | Loik Dury |
| Cinematography | Antoine Heberlé |
| Edited by | Guy Lecorne |
| Distributed by | Diaphana Films (France) |
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88 minutes |
| Country | Israel France Turkey |
| Language | Hebrew French Arabic English |
| Budget | €2,500,000 (estimated) |
Inheritance (French: Héritage) is a 2012 drama film directed by and starring Hiam Abbass in her feature film directorial debut. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival and Haifa International Film Festival.
A Palestinian family living in a small Muslim village in Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Its many members symbolise a community struggling to maintain its identity, torn between modernity and tradition. In the midst of it all is a forbidden love story between the youngest daughter, Hajar (Hafsia Herzi), who has returned from studying abroad, and her Christian lover (Tom Payne). When their father falls into a coma and inches toward death, internal conflicts explode and the familial battles become as merciless as the outside war.
Abbass has stated: "Generally, when you are speaking about Palestinians, you think of them in Ramallah, or the refugees in Syria. Instead I wanted to tell this important part of society: the Palestinians of Israel, who feel partially excluded from the country in which they live, which is why they try and preserve their identity through a strong family structure which makes them feel at home."
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