Wajib
Duty
Abu Shadi, ein geschiedener Vater und Lehrer Mitte sechzig, lebt in Nazareth. Nach der Heirat seiner Tochter wird er allein zurück bleiben. Sein Sohn Shadi, ein Architekt, kehrt nach vielen Jahren aus Rom zurück, um seinem Vater bei der eigenhändigen Übergabe der Einladungen zu helfen – so wie es die lokale palästinensische Tradition verlangt. Der Tag, den das entfremdete Paar zusammen verbringt, lässt die Spannungen zwischen ihnen wieder auftauchen, und stellt die fragile und unterschiedliche Lebensweise der beiden auf die Probe. (Locarno Festival)
An urban road movie set and shot among the Arab community in the Israeli city of Nazareth, Wajib is a nicely low-key comedy-drama of fangled family and community ties from Palestinian writer-director Annemarie Jacir. Built foursquare around the charm and skill of co-leads Mohammad and Saleh Bakri, father and son onscreen and off, it is an accessible and genial glimpse into a complex and sometimes fraught area of the Middle East, as provided by one of the region's leading female filmmakers. (Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter)
Director's Biography
Annemarie Jacir
Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir has written, directed and produced a body of work that includes “Like Twenty Impossibles” (2003), the first Palestinian short to be selected for Cannes, where “Salt of this Sea” (2008) was later selected for Un Certain Regard. “When I Saw You” (2012) won the NETPAC award in Berlin. Annemarie Jacir is the founder of Philistine Films and teaches screenwriting.
Film Selection: Wajib (Duty, 2017) — When I Saw You (2012) — Salt of this Sea (2008) — Quelques miettes pour les oiseaux (2005, short) — Like Twenty Impossibles (2003, short)
Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir has written, directed and produced a body of work that includes “Like Twenty Impossibles” (2003), the first Palestinian short to be selected for Cannes, where “Salt of this Sea” (2008) was later selected for Un Certain Regard. “When I Saw You” (2012) won the NETPAC award in Berlin. Annemarie Jacir is the founder of Philistine Films and teaches screenwriting.
Film Selection: Wajib (Duty, 2017) — When I Saw You (2012) — Salt of this Sea (2008) — Quelques miettes pour les oiseaux (2005, short) — Like Twenty Impossibles (2003, short)
European Panorama Fiction 2018
Annemarie Jacir
Staat Palästina / Frankreich / Deutschland / Kolumbien / Norwegen / Katar / Vereinigte Arabische Emirate 2017
color
96 Minuten
Arabisch OmeU
Drehbuch Annemarie Jacir
Kamera Antoine Heberle
Schnitt Jacques Comets
Ton/Sounddesign Carlos García
Mit Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri, Maria Zreik, Leila Bakri
Produzent*innen Ossama Bawardi
Produktion
Philistine Films, JBA production, Cactus World Films,
Metafora Productions, Klinkerfilm, Ciudad Lunar, Ape&Bjørn, Snow Globe Film, Schortcut Films
Österreichpremiere
Weltpremiere / World PremiereLocarno Festival 2017
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
