A Gaza Weekend (2022)

Name: A Gaza Weekend
Director: Basil Khalil
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2022-09-10
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Stephen Mangan, Mouna Hawa, Loai Nofi, Adam Bakri

Drama Comedy

Director: Basil Khalil

Cast: Stephen Mangan, Mouna Hawa, Loai Nofi, Adam Bakri

Runtime90 min

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Israel is sealed off after the outbreak of a deadly virus and Gaza has become the safest place in the region, leaving a British journalist and his Israeli girlfriend trapped on the wrong side of the border. With no one else to turn to, they must entrust two Palestinian street merchants who promise a way out in exchange for much needed cash. What follows is a hilarious culture clash comedy-adventure as the couple desperately try everything to get back home.

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A Gaza Weekend (2022), directed by Basil Khalil, is a critically acclaimed comedy-adventure film that follows a British journalist and his Israeli girlfriend trapped in Gaza during a deadly virus outbreak. The film has received positive reviews for its hilarious culture clash narrative and has been praised for its comedic execution.

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A Gaza Weekend is a 2022 British-Palestinian comedy film co-written and directed by Basil Khalil. It follows an English man named Michael and his Israeli wife Keren as they try to take refuge in Gaza, which—due to Israel's blockade of the region—has ironically become the safest place to be after a virus is accidentally released from an Israeli laboratory.