''And We Love Life'' (russian: italic=yes, И мы любим жизнь, ar, italic=yes, "ونحن نحب الحياة") is a 2013 Russian film, directed by Abdulla Issa.

Synopsis

Young refugee Ahmad in

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wants to be a sailor to escape from the blockade. But looking at the fate of the sailors, he realizes that the sea is surrounded by military ships. He also has great talent in playing football, but understands that to become a world star like

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destroyed the only stadium. After his father's death, Ahmed was forced to work in the workshop. Knowing that workshops are being bombed, thinking that doing Qassam rocket, he decides to become a martyr to get into paradise. In search of paradise, he begins to understand that the great jihad is to be with his mom and sister. Then he promises his classmate to become a great actor as

Omar Sharif Omar Sharif ( ar, عمر الشريف ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub , 10 April 193210 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the ...

to become an honorary ambassador of peace in the world. So the child's question: "Did the children of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

afraid as we are?".

Cast

* Ahmad - Al-Makkusi * Hazim - Hazim Surur * Viam - Viam Abu Al-Anzin * A special appearance of the Prime Minister of the palestinian national authority in the Gaza Strip Ismail Haniyeh.

About the film

The film tells about the difficult life of palestinians in the

. This is an unusual picture represents something between fiction and documentary cinema: in the framework of the invented script shows the real heroes and history, taken by real situations and emotions of the survivors of the horrible tragedy.

Facts

November 29, 2013 the film was shown at the opening of the

international Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is a UN-organized observance. Events are held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, as well as at the United Nations offices at Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi. It is generally ...

at the United Nations (UN) in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. October 29, 2016 the film was shown at the Festival "Day of Arab culture" in the

Ivanovo Ivanovo ( rus, Иваново, p=ɪˈvanəvə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Russia. It is the administrative center and largest city of Ivanovo Oblast, located northeast of Moscow and approximately from Yaroslavl, Vlad ...

References

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