Habibi Hussein

Directed by
Alex Bakri
Starring
Hussein Darbi
Duration
96 min.
Year
2025
Language
Arabic, English, German
Tip from Cineville: Malmö Arab Film Festival

Hussein Darby, the last projectionist of Cinema Jenin in Palestine, thought it a golden opportunity. When a German NGO came to restore the theater, Hussein was ready to prove his skills. He believed that it would help him get his job back. To revive the 50-year-old projector, he travels across the West Bank and even attempts to enter Israel. But he doesn’t know that his era has already passed.

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