Habibi (2011)

Habibi (2011)

2011-09-04 Palestinian Territory, Netherlands, United States of America, United Arab Emirates 78 Min. PG-13
5.2 6 votes

Overview

Young lovers Qays and Layla are university students in the West Bank who hail from Khan Yunis in Gaza. He is pursuing a degree in literature and she in engineering, but they are forced to return home before completing their courses. In the more religious and traditional environment of Khan Yunis, their love story can continue only by marrying. Yet Qays, who is a construction worker living in a refugee camp, is too poor to convince Layla’s father that he can provide for his beloved daughter. As the couple struggles to be together, Qays paints verses from the classical poem Majnun Layla all over Khan Yunis, a rebellious act that angers Layla’s father and the local self-appointed moral police.

Cast

Amer Khalil is Qays' Father
Qays' Father
Najwa Mubarki is Leyla's Mother
Leyla's Mother
Suhell Nafar is Fisherman
Fisherman
Tamer Nafar is Fisherman
Fisherman
Feras Nour is Nawfal
Sami Said is Izz Edine
Izz Edine