Port of Memory

2010 · Documentary · 63 min. · France

Port of Memory

In what is left of the city of Jaffa, a man about to lose his house contemplates his fate. Meanwhile two women remain tied to their homes. Cats scrabbling her front door, one finds solace feeding her old mother, until her house is taken over by an Israeli film crew. The other immerses herself in dreams of love whilst making wedding decorations. In a nearby café an old captain sits motionless the whole day through, while another man moves restless like a fish in an aquarium. For these Palestinian characters this is a way of life, holding onto hope through their own rituals.

Direction Kamal Aljafari

Cast Salim Bilbesi · George Khleifi

Screenplay Kamal Aljafari

Cinematography Jacques Besse

Original title Port of Memory

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