Habibi Rasak Kharban

May 15 2012 N/A 1h 25m
Drama, Romance, War

Young lovers Qays and Layla are university students in the West Bank who hail from Khan Yunis in Gaza. He is pursuing a degree in literature and she in engineering, but they are forced to return home before completing their courses. In the more religious and traditional environment of Khan Yunis, their love story can continue only by marrying. Yet Qays, who is a construction worker living in a refugee camp, is too poor to convince Layla’s father that he can provide for his beloved daughter. As the couple struggles to be together, Qays paints verses from the classical poem Majnun Layla all over Khan Yunis, a rebellious act that angers Layla’s father and the local self-appointed moral police.

Plot

'Habibi Rasak Kharban' (Darling, Something's Wrong with Your Head) is a dramatic feature that tells the story of a forbidden love in Gaza. The film is a modern re-telling of the famous ancient Sufi parable 'Majnun Layla'.

Written by

Susan Youssef

Directed by

Susan Youssef

Cast

Maisa Abd Elhadi, Kais Nashif, Yussuf Abu-Warda

Crew

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Production Countries

United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Netherlands, Palestinian Territory

Languages

Awards

6 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
Official Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
196
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA