ABOUT THE FILM

Esam, a young Arab war refugee who lives in Tel Aviv, makes his living as a male prostitute. His physical pleasures, which make him forget his hunger, remind him constantly of his childhood memories in his home village.

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Tawfik Abu Wael

Tawfik Abu Wael was born in the Palestinian town of Um El-Fahim in Israel, in 1976. He graduated from Tel Aviv University, where he studied film directing, and worked in the film archive from 1996 to 1998. He taught drama at the Hassan Arafe School in Jaffa from 1997 to 1999.

Tawfik Abu Wael -- 14', Arabic with English Subtitles (Palestine: 2001)