You Come From Far Away

You Come From Far Away

2018 · 84 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

Imagine that your father is a Palestinian Arab, and he had fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil War. Imagine that you have siblings, and you cannot talk to them because you do not speak the same language. Imagine that you have a family, but you were raised without parents... The film reveals the extraordinary story of a Palestinian family.

Directed by Amal Ramsis · Written by Amal Ramsis

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