''Kafr kasem'' is a 1975 Syrian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Borhane Alaouié
Borhane Alaouié (1 April 1941 – 9 September 2021) was a Lebanese film director.9th Moscow International Film Festival
The 9th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1975. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Polish film '' The Promised Land'' directed by Andrzej Wajda, the Soviet-Japanese film ''Dersu Uzala'' directed by Akira Kurosawa a ...
where it won a Diploma. The subject of the film is the
Kafr Qasim massacre
The Kafr Qasim massacre took place in the Israeli Arab village of Kafr Qasim situated on the Green Line, at that time, the de facto border between Israel and the Jordanian West Bank on October 29, 1956. It was carried out by the Israel Border ...
that occurred in
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 ...
in 1956.
Cast
* Abdallah Abbassi
* Ahmad Ayub
* Salim Sabri
* Shafiq Manfaluti
* Charlotte Rushdi
* Zaina Hanna
* Intissar Shammar
References
External links
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1975 films
1975 drama films
Syrian drama films
1970s Arabic-language films
Films directed by Borhane Alaouié
1975 directorial debut films
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