Cast

Mohamed Kheir-Halouani Abdul Rahman Al Rashi Bassan Lofti Abou-Ghazala Bassam Lotfi Saleem Kallas Thanaa Debsi

Credits

Written by: Ghassan Kanafani

Plot

Three Palestinian men from different generations try to cross the border into Kuwait hidden in a water tanker truck, in a harrowing story of displacement.

Sinekatalog’s take

A grim, powerful milestone of Arab cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (493 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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