Al-lail

Oct 4 1993 N/A 1h 56m
Drama, History, War

A young man aspires to follow in his father's footsteps and live up to his legacy of resisting the Zionist occupation. He reflects on his father's journey from his arrival in Quneitra in 1936 to his death after the Zionist army captured the city.

Plot

The Night is set in the village of Quneytra, which borders on the Golan, a key battlefield in the 1967 war between Syria and Israel. We are led to the grave of the filmmakers' father, an old Syrian fighter who joined the volunteer armies in Palestine in the Great Revolt of 1936. Trying to exorcise feelings of shame and humiliation that have long accompanied the image of his father and the village occupied by Israelis during the war of 1967, Malas tries to restore his father's history and give him a more honorable death. But tracing the outline of a memory tortured by burning questions finds only bitter answers.

Written by

Mohamed Malas, Ossama Mohammed

Directed by

Mohamed Malas

Production Countries

Syrian Arab Republic

Production Companies

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Languages

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
193
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA