''A Gaza Weekend'' is a 2022 British-Palestinian
comedy film co-written and directed by
Basil Khalil
Basil Khalil is a British-Palestinian filmmaker. Khalil's film ''Ave Maria'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
Early life
Khalil was born and raised in Nazareth, to a Palestinian father and a British mother.
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[Allan Hunter]
"‘A Gaza Weekend’: Toronto Review"
''Screen Daily
''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company.
The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. ...
'', 10 September 2022. It follows an English man named Michael (
Stephen Mangan) and his Israeli wife Keren (Mouna Hawa) as they try to take refuge in
Gaza, whichdue to Israel's
blockade of the regionhas ironically become the safest place to be after a virus is accidentally released from an Israeli laboratory.
[
Although the film revolves around a viral pandemic, it began production long before the COVID-19 pandemic.][ The film premiered on 10 September 2022 at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.][Christian Zilko]
"‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award"
'' IndieWire'', 18 September 2022.
Reception
References
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2022 films
2022 comedy films
British comedy films
British Film Institute films
Palestinian comedy films
2020s British films
Films set in the Gaza Strip
Film4 Productions films
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