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Farha was written and directed by Darin J. Sallam [1] —her first feature-length film. [9] Sallam's own family also fled from Palestine to Jordan in 1948. [ 10 ] The film is based on a true story recounted to Sallam's mother by a friend, living as a refugee in Syria , about her experience during the Nakba in which hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were expelled from their homeland. [ 5 ]
Dec 12, 2022 · Farha (2021), directed by Jordanian Darin J. Sallam, tells the true story of a 14-year-old Palestinian girl who lives through the events of what was referred to as “the Nakba,” the Catastrophe, in the years leading up to May 15, 1948.
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.
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- Darin J. Sallam
- 2022-12-01
Dec 16, 2022 · Farha, the 92-minute film is inspired by the true story of a 14-year-old Palestinian girl, whose village was attacked in 1948 during the war in Palestine. The story revolves around the girl’s father sheltering her in a locked pantry during the outbreak of unrest and assuring her that he will return.
Dec 13, 2022 · Several Palestinians wrote that the film made them think of the experiences of their elders whose futures, like Farha's, were ripped from beneath their feet without any explanation in 1948.
Farha is a historical drama based on a true story of a Palestinian girl’s coming-of-age during the Nakba, which is the 1948 displacement of Palestinians from their homes. The film was directed by Darin J. Sallam and premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2021.
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Dec 12, 2022 · “Farha” is based on the experience of a Palestinian girl named Radieh, the film’s Palestinian-Jordanian director Darin J. Sallam told CNN at a film screening on Friday in New York City.
