Habibi

  • Rated 4.6 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2011
  • 1h 18m
  • Drama
  • Romance

Two students in the West Bank are forced to return home to Gaza, where their love defies tradition. To reach his lover, Qays graffitis poetry across town. A modern retelling of the famous ancient Sufi parable Majnun Layla.

Director
Susan Youssef
Starring
Maisa Abd Elhadi, Qais Nashif, Yosef Abu Wardeh, Amer Khalil

Cast

  • Maisa Abd Elhadi

    Maisa Abd Elhadi

    Layla

  • Qais Nashif

    Qais Nashif

    Qays

  • Yosef Abu Wardeh

    Al-Mahdi

  • Amer Khalil

    Qays' Father

  • Jihad Al-Khattib

    Walid

  • Basel Husseini

    Hitham

  • Najwa Mubarki

    Leyla's Mother

  • Suhell Nafar

    Fisherman

  • Tamer Nafar

    Fisherman

  • Feras Nour

    Nawfal

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