The Present (2020 film)
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The Present (Arabic: الهدية, romanized: Al Hadiya, lit. 'The Gift') is a 2020 short film directed by Farah Nabulsi and co-written by Nabulsi and Hind Shoufani, about a father and daughter in the Palestinian enclaves of the Israeli-occupied West Bank trying to buy a wedding anniversary gift.[1] The cast is led by Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri. It was released on Netflix on 18 March 2021, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[2]
The Present | |
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Directed by | Farah Nabulsi |
Written by | Farah Nabulsi Hind Shoufani |
Produced by | Ossama Bawardi |
Starring | Saleh Bakri Mariam Kanj Mariam Basha |
Cinematography | Benoît Chamaillard |
Edited by | Hind Shoufani Abdallah Sada |
Music by | Adam Benobaid |
Production company | Philistine Films |
Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 24 minutes |
Country | Palestine |
Languages | Arabic English |
In 2021, it won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film.[3][4]
The film is about a father and daughter in the Palestinian enclaves of the Israeli-occupied West Bank trying to buy a wedding anniversary gift.[5]