Tale of the Three Jewels

6.8|1995|1h 52m| AR

Overview: A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Romani girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.

Genres: Drama

Director: Michel Khleifi

Votes: 6

Production Companies:

BBC

Foundation Montecinema Verità

La Sept-Arte

One World of Broadcasters

Sindibad Films

Sourat Films

Television Trust for the Environment

TVE