Villagers

A tempestuous Palestinian love story that takes place along the ‘separation wall’. The story ends and Majdi decides to leave the country because his dreams and the plums can no longer find their space along the wall. His love, Salma, tries to stop him from doing so, to no avail. Suddenly, Majdi and Salma escape from their secret love-nest near the wall, after ‘Abu Mustafa’ discovers their story. The tragic love story ends and a new story begins with a new protagonist, Abu Mustafa, with the same wall that remains present in all details; giant, grey, absurd. Simply an absurd film, because cinema is frivolous; cinema is absurd.

  • Nidal Badarny
    Director
    The 30th of March
  • Wafi Blal
    Producer
  • Rafia Oraidi
    Producer
    Roshmia, Nun Wa Zaytun, Aid But No State
  • Tarik Kopty
    Key Cast
    The Time That Remains, Man Without a Cell Phone, The Syrian Bride, Omar, Mars At Sunrise,
  • Hanna Shammas
    Key Cast
    Miral
  • Shaden Kanboura
    Key Cast
    Bar Bahar
  • Hussein Khalifeh
    Key Cast
  • Mai Jabareen
    Key Cast
  • Nidal Badarny
    Writer
    The 30th of March
  • Mohammad Khalil
    DOP
  • Firas Shehadeh
    Sound
    Wajib
  • Faraj Suleiman
    Music
  • Sari Bisharat
    Edit
    Samaa
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    قرويّون
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 34 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 30, 2015
  • Country of Origin:
    Palestine, State of
  • Country of Filming:
    Palestine, State of
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Festival Ciné-Palestine
    Paris
    France
    June 5, 2017
  • Days of Cinema
    Ramallah
    Palestine, State of
    October 18, 2016
Director Biography - Nidal Badarny

Nidal Badarny was born in Arrabeh, in the Galilee of Palestine. Studied theatre and cinema and directed and acted in multiple comedic plays. ‘Villagers’ is his latest film, after ‘Penalty Kick’ (year) and his debut film ‘The 30th of March’.

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