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In the Dead of Jaffa, three orphaned siblings are snuck over from the West Bank into Jaffa, Israel to live with their alleged uncle George (Yussuf Abu Warda) and his wife Rita (Ruba Bilal Asfur.) Their mother is dead and their father is in jail. The children are illegally smuggled through checkpoints and meet Rita shocked at the door. George and Rita are a childless couple, so their arrival and the chance to be a mother excites her, whereas George fears being caught by the police that hunts down illegal immigrants from the west bank. As Israeli- Palestinians hosting illegal Palestinian children, they have to stay under the radar. The oldest of the three siblings, Talal (Jihad Babay) does not want to be compliant and hide from Israelis, so he rebels and moves independently. He finds an abandoned house behind Rita and Georges's residence. To scare Talal out of there, George tells him the ghosts of Jaffa’s dead live there, and they were only to protect from being demolished. Talal is further intrigued, later showing his siblings the house and its interesting history George tells him. At the same time, the kids arrive in Jaffa, an English filmmaker, Jerry (Johnny Phillips) is filming a movie on his parents' life in 1947 British occupied Palestine using the port city as the setting. Jerry invites George to play the role of a Palestinian doctor in the film claiming he is perfect for the role. While George works in their convenience store and gets to work on this film, Rita stays home with the children, who she tells her sister Doris (Maysa Daw) about. Growing more and more attached to them, Rita takes the three kids to the beach which they have never seen before during their lives on the west bank. George and Doris chase after them in fear of the police finding out about the children. The two young children go with George while Talal remains defiant. |
In the Dead of Jaffa, three orphaned siblings are snuck over from the West Bank into Jaffa, Israel to live with their alleged uncle George (Yussuf Abu Warda) and his wife Rita (Ruba Bilal Asfur.) Their mother is dead and their father is in jail. The children are illegally smuggled through checkpoints and meet Rita shocked at the door. George and Rita are a childless couple, so their arrival and the chance to be a mother excites her, whereas George fears being caught by the police that hunts down illegal immigrants from the west bank. As Israeli- Palestinians hosting illegal Palestinian children, they have to stay under the radar. The oldest of the three siblings, Talal (Jihad Babay) does not want to be compliant and hide from Israelis, so he rebels and moves independently. He finds an abandoned house behind Rita and Georges's residence. To scare Talal out of there, George tells him the ghosts of Jaffa’s dead live there, and they were only to protect from being demolished. Talal is further intrigued, later showing his siblings the house and its interesting history George tells him. At the same time, the kids arrive in Jaffa, an English filmmaker, Jerry (Johnny Phillips) is filming a movie on his parents' life in 1947 British occupied Palestine using the port city as the setting. Jerry invites George to play the role of a Palestinian doctor in the film claiming he is perfect for the role. While George works in their convenience store and gets to work on this film, Rita stays home with the children, who she tells her sister Doris (Maysa Daw) about. Growing more and more attached to them, Rita takes the three kids to the beach which they have never seen before during their lives on the west bank. George and Doris chase after them in fear of the police finding out about the children. The two young children go with George while Talal remains defiant. |
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| Directed by | Ram Loevy |
| Written by | Gilad Evron Ala Hlehel |
| Produced by | Itai Tamir |
| Cinematography | Yoram Millo |
| Edited by | Neta Braun |
| Music by | Ran Bagno |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
The Dead of Jaffa is a 2019 Israeli drama film directed by Ram Loevy. The film premiered at the 2019 Jerusalem Film Festival.[1][2] It was nominated for the Ophir Award for Best Film.[3]
Plot
In the Dead of Jaffa, three orphaned siblings are snuck over from the West Bank into Jaffa, Israel to live with their alleged uncle George (Yussuf Abu Warda) and his wife Rita (Ruba Bilal Asfur.) Their mother is dead and their father is in jail. The children are illegally smuggled through checkpoints and meet Rita shocked at the door. George and Rita are a childless couple, so their arrival and the chance to be a mother excites her, whereas George fears being caught by the police that hunts down illegal immigrants from the west bank. As Israeli- Palestinians hosting illegal Palestinian children, they have to stay under the radar. The oldest of the three siblings, Talal (Jihad Babay) does not want to be compliant and hide from Israelis, so he rebels and moves independently. He finds an abandoned house behind Rita and Georges's residence. To scare Talal out of there, George tells him the ghosts of Jaffa’s dead live there, and they were only to protect from being demolished. Talal is further intrigued, later showing his siblings the house and its interesting history George tells him. At the same time, the kids arrive in Jaffa, an English filmmaker, Jerry (Johnny Phillips) is filming a movie on his parents' life in 1947 British occupied Palestine using the port city as the setting. Jerry invites George to play the role of a Palestinian doctor in the film claiming he is perfect for the role. While George works in their convenience store and gets to work on this film, Rita stays home with the children, who she tells her sister Doris (Maysa Daw) about. Growing more and more attached to them, Rita takes the three kids to the beach which they have never seen before during their lives on the west bank. George and Doris chase after them in fear of the police finding out about the children. The two young children go with George while Talal remains defiant.
The dynamics of Rita's attachment to the children, Talal’s defiance, and George's involvement in Jerry’s film create tensions as the story unfolds. Talal's curiosity leads him out of George and Rita’s house down the streets of Jaffa. He catches Vera (Maya Flamm) heading to the set to film a scene with George. Vera plays her grandmother, who is a pregnant British woman in 1940s Palestine, and approaches a Palestinian doctor to have an abortion done. The doctor, played by George, refuses to abort her baby and refers her to a doctor in Tel Aviv. Suddenly the father of the baby, also a British soldier, barges into the office and shoots the doctor dead. The scene is reshot, over and over, while Talal watches George's character get dehumanized and shot down multiple times. He follows George out of the set asking why he would let them do that to him. The next day of filming, The director Jerry sets out to film a protest scene. He wants raw, authentic footage of the Palestinians protesting against the British soldiers. Talal watches the scene unfold, and joins in with the Palestinian actors protesting though he is not acting. The young boy joins the chant with the passion and conviction that the director Jerry is looking for, so he focuses the camera on Talal encouraging his raw behavior. Talal and the actors, who end up following his lead, take the protest off the set and attack Israeli police on the street, leading to young Talal's accidental death. The tragedy leaves the family devastated but also exposes them as now the police are aware of the children's illegal status. With no mercy, they plan to remove the children while George, Rita, and even Doris, protect them till the very end.
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References
- ^ "The Dead of Jaffa". Jerusalem Film Festival. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Brown, Hannah (4 July 2019). "Israeli films to premiere at Jerusalem Film Festival". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Brown, Hannah (22 September 2020). "'Asia,' 'Here We Are' among Ophir nominees". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1569162/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm.
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