فرحة
Farha (2021)
FARHA (2021)
The power of Farha is instantly felt by the viewer, who experiences the Nakba through the eyes of a Palestinian girl watching its horrors unfold through a hole in the storage room she is locked in. Inspired by true events, director Darin J. Sallam masterfully captures the trauma of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by depicting the harsh end of childhood for a once-thriving Palestinian girl with big dreams for her education. The audience is trapped with Farha – vested in her struggle for survival and haunted by the unspeakable scenes that play out before her. There are only a few Palestinian films that have tackled the Nakba in the drama format, and even fewer as authentically as Farha – hence the attacks it received when it was first released. Audiences globally rallied behind this film, catapulting it into being one of the most important Arab films of its time. — DANIA MAJID
Country of Origin: Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden
Run Time: 1h 32m
Language: Arabic
Rank in the list: 62nd
Genre(s): Drama
Synopsis
Farha is a 14 year old girl who lives in a small village in Palestine, 1948. Girls her age are traditionally married off or spoken for yet Farha wants to continue her education despite traditions and the restrictions on schooling in her village for boys only. Inseparable from her best friend Farida, who lives in the city but who spends weekends in the village, Farha dreams of joining her at a school in the city. Life in the village is threatened and aggressively changed by the looming danger. Just when Farha’s father is finally convinced and Farha’s dream is at last coming true, the danger comes closer to their village.As violence escalates, Farha is brutally separated from Farida. Terrorized for his daughter’s safety and fearing for her life, Farha’s father locks her up in a concealed, small food storage space by the house, promising to return. But he never does. Over the course of the next few days, Farha undergoes a life-changing experience while buried in the tight dark space, her only connection to the outside world is a small hole in the wall and a few cracks in the wooden door. Farha witnesses a lot of events, outside and inside the room, setting off her journey of transformation and forcing her to grow up and leave her childhood behind
Trailer
Notable Cast and Crew
Darin J. Sallam
Director
Karam Taher
Cast (Farha)
Ashraf Barhom
Cast (Farha's Father)
Ali Suliman
Cast (Abu Walid)
