Fadia’s Tree (Q&A with director)
Film details
| Film Title | Fadia’s Tree (Q&A with director) |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 87mins |
| Year | 2021 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Director | Sarah Beddington |
| Actors | N/A |
| Language | English, Arabic |
| Showings |
Dreaming of a homeland she is denied, a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon, sets a challenge to find an ancient tree that stands as witness to her family’s existence, guided only by inherited memories, a blind man and a two-headed dragon.
It’s a film that sets anger and to some extent politics to one side in favour of a sombre, supportive, emotional portrait.
★★★
The film’s politics are visible but not heavy-handed. This is not so much an attack on Israel’s occupation as a universal portrait of displacement.
★★★
