Summaries

A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.

Details

Keywords
  • character name as title
  • girl
  • multiple time frames
  • reference to the rolling stones
  • v. redgrave and dafoe
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
Release date Sep 2, 2010
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States Italy France India Israel
Language English Arabic Italian Hebrew
Filming locations Israel
Production companies The Weinstein Company Pathé Eran Riklis Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $373420
Opening weekend US & Canada $66244
Gross worldwide $1132843

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 52m
Color Color Black and White
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Jerusalem, 1948. On her way to work, Hind Husseini comes across 55 orphaned children in the street. She takes them home to give them food and shelter. Within six months, 55 have grown to almost 2000, and the Dar Al-Tifel Institute is born.

At the age of 7, Miral is sent to the Institute by her father following her mother's death. Brought up safely inside the Institute's walls, she is naïve to the troubles that surround her. Then, at the age of 17, she is assigned to teach at a refugee camp where she is awakened to the reality of her people's struggle. When she falls for political activist, Hani, she finds herself torn between the fight for the future of her people and Mama Hind's belief that education is the road to peace.

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