Miral (2010)

112 min · Drama, biographical film, drama film

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Julian Schnabel

Cast

Freida Pinto, Alexander Siddig, Willem Dafoe, Hiam Abbass, Vanessa Redgrave, Makram Khoury, Shredi Jabarin, Yasmine Elmasri, Doraid Liddawi

The story

The film begins with a chronicle of Hind Husseini's effort to establish an orphanage in Jerusalem after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Deir Yassin Massacre, and the establishment of the state of Israel. In Jerusalem in 1948, on her way to work, Hind Husseini (Hiam Abbass) comes across 55 orphaned children in the street. She takes them home to give them food and shelter.

Catalogue themes and tags

1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Boarding School, Coming Of Age, Daughter, Education, Fanatism, Girls' Boarding School, Graduation, Ideology, Israel, Israeli, Lovestory, Muslim, Mädchen mit langen schwarzen Haaren, Palestine, Palestinian, Politics, Vernehmung, israelisch-palästinensischer Konflikt, Biography, Indie, World cinema, Period piece, Drama, Film adaptation, Biographical film, Political drama

Genres

Drama, biographical film, drama film

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