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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.
- Beatrice Loayza
- Darin J. Sallam
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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- Karam Taher
- Darin J. Sallam
- Drama
Dec 16, 2022 · A 24-year-old Palestinian woman shares her emotional response to the Netflix film Farha, inspired by a true story of a girl who survived the 1948 Nakba. She reflects on the film's themes of trauma, loss, and resilience, and how they resonate with her own family history and identity.
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.
