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Habibi

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.

1h 18m2011TMDb 4.6

DramaRomance

Arabic

Crew and Cast

Susan YoussefDirectorMaisa Abd ElhadiMaisa Abd ElhadiLaylaQais NashifQais NashifQays
Yosef Abu WardehAl-Mahdi
Amer KhalilQays' Father
Jihad Al-KhattibWalid
Basel HusseiniHitham
Najwa MubarkiLeyla's Mother
Suhell NafarFisherman
Tamer NafarFisherman
Feras NourNawfal
Sami SaidIzz Edine

Storyline

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.

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Info

Original title
حبيبي راسك خربان
Status
Released
Released
4 September 2011
Runtime
1h 18m
TMDB score
4.6 / 10 (7 votes)

Production

Director
Susan Youssef
Writers
Susan Youssef
Countries
Palestinian Territory, Netherlands, United States of America

Languages

Original
Arabic
Spoken
Arabic