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Habibi

Habibi (2011)

16

03/08/2012 (CH)

01h 18m

Overview

Two students in the West Bank are forced to return home to Gaza, where their love defies tradition. To reach his lover, Qays graffitis poetry across town. A modern retelling of the famous ancient Sufi parable Majnun Layla.

Susan Youssef
Director, Writer

Top Billed Cast

Maisa Abd Elhadi

Maisa Abd Elhadi

Layla

Qais Nashif

Qais Nashif

Qays

Yosef Abu Wardeh

Al-Mahdi

Amer Khalil

Qays' Father

Jihad Al-Khattib

Walid

Basel Husseini

Hitham

Najwa Mubarki

Leyla's Mother

Suhell Nafar

Fisherman

Tamer Nafar

Fisherman

Media

Official Trailer

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