Miral
Miral is a 2010 biographical political film directed by Julian Schnabel about the coming of age of a Palestinian girl named Miral who grows up in the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and finds herself drawn into the conflict. The screenplay was written by Rula Jebreal, based on her novel of the same name. The film was released on 3 September at the 2010 Venice Film Festival and on 15 September 2010 in France. The film was set for release on 3 December 2010 in the United Kingdom, and on 25 March 2011 in the United States. Miral was initially rated R by the MPAA for "some violent content including a sexual assault." Later, however, it was reclassified to PG-13 for "thematic material, and some violent content including a sexual assault" after an appeal of the R rating by the Weinstein Company.
Plot
The film begins with a chronicle of Hind Husseini's effort to establish an orphanage in Jerusalem after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Deir Yassin Massacre, and the establishment of the state of Israel. In Jerusalem in 1948, on her way to work, Hind Husseini (Hiam Abbass) comes across 55 orphaned children in the street. She takes them home to give them food and shelter. Within six months, the number of children grows to almost 2,000, and the Dar Al-Tifel Institute is born.
Cast
- Abdallah Akal
- Alexander Siddig
- Ami Weinberg
- Doraid Liddawi
- Dov Navon
- François Abou Salem
- Freida Pinto
- Hiam Abbass
- Jamil Khoury
- Juliano Mer-Khamis
- Lana Zreik
- Liat Ekta
- Liron Levo
- Loai Nofi
- Makram Khoury
- Nina Burleigh
- Omar Metwally
- Oz Zehavi
- Rami Heuberger
- Ruba Blal
- Salwa Nakkara
- Sharon Alexander
- Shmil Ben Ari
- Shredy Jabarin
- Stella Schnabel
- Uri Avrahami
- Uri Gavriel
- Uri Klauzner
- Vanessa Redgrave
- Vito Schnabel
- Willem Dafoe
- Yasmine Al Massri
- Yoav Levi
- Ziad Bakri
- Zohar Strauss
More details
| author | Rula Jebreal |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Jerusalem |
| director | Julian Schnabel |
| editor | Juliette Welfling |
| events | Arab–Israeli conflict |
| genre | drama political |
| keywords | 1948 arab–israeli war deir yassin massacre first intifada hind husseini israel orphan orphanage refugee camp state of israel trouble |
| musicBy | Olivier Daviaud |
| producer | Jon Kilik Pathé#Jérôme Seydoux |
| productionCompany | Canal+ CinéCinéma Classic Pathé Rotana Film Production Rotana Group The Weinstein Company |
| publisher | Box Office Mojo Rotana Group |
| theme | biographical drama |