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Dec 1, 2022 · The film, by the Jordanian writer-director Darin J. Sallam, is a brutal kind of coming-of-age story. It follows Farha (Karam Taher), a plucky 14-year-old who chafes against gendered traditions.
Inseparable from her best friend Farida, who lives in the city but who spends weekends in the village, Farha dreams of joining her at a school in the city. Life in the village is threatened and...
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Dec 16, 2022 · Farha is the story of a 14-year-old Palestinian girl with the same name who lives through the historic 1948 Nakba, the catastrophe–as it means in Arabic–the demolition of Palestine that led to the displacement of 750,000 citizens from 531 of their native villages, the deaths of 15,000 more, and the violent birth of Israel.
Farha (Arabic: فرحة, romanized: Farḥa) is a 2021 internationally co-produced historical drama film about a Palestinian girl's coming-of-age experience during the Nakba, the 1948 displacement of Palestinians from their homeland.
“Farha” depicts a relatively small-scale tragedy considering the scope of the violence. Yet the drama, which primarily unfolds in a tiny storage room, speaks volumes. Full Review | Dec 1, 2022
Dec 9, 2021 · ‘Farha’: Red Sea Review. By Wendy Ide 9 December 2021. Darin J. Sallam delivers a harrowing debut in this portrait of a Palestinian woman hiding out from Israeli forces. Source: Red Sea Film...
Dec 1, 2022 · Farha: Directed by Darin J. Sallam. With Karam Taher, Ashraf Barhom, Ali Suliman, Tala Gammoh. A 14-year-old girl in 1948 Palestine watches from a locked pantry as catastrophe consumes her home.
