Happy Holidays

New Directors Competition

Happy Holidays

Yin’ad Aliku

Palestine, Germany, France, Italy, Qatar 2024 Fiction cor 123 min.

Characters from four different generations experience interconnected stories that highlight the complexity of gender, generations, and cultures. The Palestinian Rami must deal with his Jewish girlfriend, who has suddenly changed her mind about having an abortion. His mother, Hanan, faces a financial crisis while seeking compensation for her daughter Fifi’s accident. And Fifi is hiding a secret that could jeopardize the family’s reputation.

Winner of the best screenplay award in the Horizons section at the Venice International Film Festival.

Palestine Germany France Italy Qatar family drama family motherhood international film festivals awarded films generation conflicts

direction

Scandar Copti

screenplay

Scandar Copti

cinematography

Tim Kuhn

editing

Scandar Copti

sound

Maximilien Gobiet, Pierre Tucat, Matthias Schwab

music

Pascal Lemercier

production design

Stella Rossié

cast

Manar Shehab, Wafaa Aoun, Meirav Memoresky, Toufic Danial

production

Tony Copti, Jiries Copti, Dorothe Beinemeier, Jean Brehat, Marco Valerio Fusco, Micaela Fusco

produced by

Fresco Films, Red Balloon Film, Tessalit Productions, Intramovies

world sales

Indie Sales

contact

[email protected]

indicative rating

16