A special film+dinner screening presented with Deal for Peace

All profits will be donated to Médicins Sans Frontières.

GAZA MON AMOUR (2022)

Life in Gaza may be a lot harsher since this award-winning romantic comedy-drama was shot, yet the hopeful spirit of resilience endures: that love and laughter will, ultimately, survive.

Recently BAFTA-nominated for portraying Mohamed Al-Fayed in The Crown, veteran actor Salim Daw is Issa, a 60-year-old fisherman who develops a mid-life crush on a local seamstress (Hiam Abbass, best known as Marcia Roy in Succession). Effortlessly well-acted by the two charismatic leads, this gentle comedy packs some unexpected surprises

Twin Palestinian directors Arab and Tarzan Nasser give us an enlightening and authentic glimpse into their hometown and the Hamas-controlled strictures upon its inhabitants.

Given the war now raging, Gaza Mon Amour has become a poignant love letter to the city itself.

In Arabic with English subtitles.

Wednesday 22 May

Landmark, Hollingworth Room (NOTE - lift out of order. Stair-only access)

Doors (and dinner from): 6.15pm / Screening: 7.30pm

** Ticket price includes Mejadera (Middle Eastern pulse dish, WF) and one soft drink, served before the film. All profits will be donated to Médicins Sans Frontières. **