The Time That Remains is a 2009 semi-biographical drama film written and directed by Palestinian director Elia Suleiman. The film stars Ali Suliman, Elia Suleiman, Saleh Bakri and Samar Qudha Tanus. It gives an account of the creation of the Israeli state from 1948 to the present. Suleiman participated in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, as his new film competed in the official selection category.[1] The Time That Remains was also screened at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] In November 2009, the film won the Jury Grand Prize (with About Elly) at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The film won the Critics Prize of the Argentinian Film Critics Association at Mar del Plata International Film Festival.[3]
| The Time That Remains | |
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 UK release poster | |
| Directed by | Elia Suleiman |
| Written by | Elia Suleiman |
| Produced by | Hani Farsi Michael Gentile |
| Starring | Elia Suleiman Saleh Bakri Leila Mouammar Bilal Zidani Samar Qudha Tanus |
| Cinematography | Marc-André Batigne |
| Edited by | Véronique Lange |
| Music by | Matthieu Sibony |
| Distributed by | Le Pacte |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Italy Belgium France |
| Languages | Hebrew Arabic English |
Cast
edit- Ali Suliman - Eliza's Boyfriend
- Saleh Bakri - Fuad
- Maisa Abd Elhadi - Woman in West Bank taxi
- Zidane Awad - The Student
- Elia Suleiman - ES
- Menashe Noy - Taxi Driver
- Izabel Ramadan - Olga
- Yasmine Haj - Nadia
- Leila Muammar - Thuraya
References
edit- ^ "The Time That Remains". Official Festival de Cannes website. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ Linda Barnard (July 7, 2009). "More TIFF fans to get access to movie stars". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ "Mar del Plata Film Festival 2009".
External links
edit- The Time That Remains at IMDb
- The Time That Remains at Sundance selects (archived)
- The Time That Remains at Box Office Mojo
- The Time That Remains at Facebook
- The Time That Remains at Metacritic
- The Time That Remains at Twitter
- The Time That Remains at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Time That Remains on Indiewire
- Overview of The Time That Remains at The New York Times website
- Elia Suleiman's The Time That Remains