When I Saw You
Directed by Annemarie Jacir
Produced by Faliro House Productions, Philistine Films
A tender, melancholic portrait of displacement and maternal love set in a refugee camp, where a boy's longing for his lost father anchors a meditation on loss and adaptation.
Tarek and his mother Ghaydaa number among the tens of thousands of refugees crossing the border from Palestine, having been separated from Tarek's father amidst the chaos of the Six Day War. They ultimately settle at the Harir refugee camp, a makeshift home for a new generation displaced by conflict. Tarek dreams of being reunited with his father, and struggles to adapt to a new life far away from all he previously knew.
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