The Tale of the Three Lost Jewels

1994 · Movie · 107 min. · Palestine

Drama

A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Gypsy girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.

Direction Michel Khleifi

Cast Mohamed Nahhal · Hanna'Ne Meh · Ghassan Abu Libda · Makram Khoury

Soundtrack Abed Azrie · Jean-Marie Sénia

Screenplay Michel Khleifi

Cinematography Raymond Fromont

Original title Hikayatul jawahiri thalath (The Tale of the Three Lost Jewels)