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A Gaza Weekend. Image shows left to right: Mouna Hawa, Michael (Stephen Mangan)
A Gaza Weekend

A Gaza Weekend

  • 2023 film

A bumbling Englishman and an uptight Israeli are desperate to get into the Gaza strip when a virus breaks out. Stars Loai Noufi, Stephen Mangan, Mouna Hawa, Maria Zreik and Adam Bakri

  • This film project is currently in development

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A Gaza Weekend. Image shows left to right: Mouna Hawa, Michael (Stephen Mangan)

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
2023
Stars
Loai Noufi, Stephen Mangan, Mouna Hawa, Maria Zreik and Adam Bakri
Writers
Daniel Ka-Chun Chan and Basil Khalil
Director
Basil Khalil
Producers
Amina Dasmal, Andrew Boswell, Lauren Dark and Robin C. Fox
Company

When a mutant virus known as ARS breaks out in Israel, people are desperate to get out of the country. Among them are Englishman Michael and Israeli Keren, a wealthy couple who find themselves stranded amidst lockdown. Their only hope is to smuggle their way into the Gaza Strip, which, due to the separation wall, is ironically "the safest place in the world".

With the help of some clumsy Palestinian hustlers, they make it to the other side, only to be stranded again thanks to the less than cunning plans of their hired hands. Waleed, one of the hustlers, hides the unlikely refugees in his basement while he figures out the next move. However, once news of the couple hits the media, he must come up with a great escape -- and quickly -- in order to keep them and his own family safe.

Shacked up, with their mutual survival intertwined, this motley crew have to go from being at each other's throats to making it out alive together -- all while evading the watchful eye of Hamas.

Additional details

Duration
90 minutes
Picture
Colour

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