Mafak - Cinéma Arabe

When he is eighteen years old, Ziad witnesses the murder of his childhood friend Ramzi by an Israeli sniper. His rash retaliatory action earns him a severe prison sentence. When he gets out fifteen years later, he is welcomed back as a hero. But in the meantime the world has changed and Ziad’s childhood is over. He can’t share his traumatic experiences, causing him insomnia, headaches and urinary problems, with anyone. A Palestinian-American documentary filmmaker attempts to end Ziad’s isolation.

Mafak addresses a widespread, but neglected phenomenon in Palestinian society: the detention and torture of large groups of young men in Israeli prisons, and the mental wounds it leaves behind.

Su 12 May with short-film:
Elevate
Hamida Issa | Qatar | 2017 | drama | 14 min. | English spoken – English subtitles
The young and immensely rich Latifa gets into the elevator of her luxurious villa with her maid Rosie. When it gets stuck, for no apparent reason Rosie gets the blame for the mechanical failure. Emotions run high and she decides to give her employer a piece of her mind. Suddenly Latifa magically enters the world of her ancestors.