Haifa, nicknamed after the city of his love and hope, goes around and comes around in a Palestinian refugee camp. Although he is everybody's fool, there are many things that only he knows. ... See full summary
Haïfa (1996) Online
Haifa, nicknamed after the city of his love and hope, goes around and comes around in a Palestinian refugee camp. Although he is everybody's fool, there are many things that only he knows. He is closely related to the family of Abu Said, a former policeman who gains new hopes from the political developments. Oum Said, his wife, hangs her hope on the imminent release of their eldest son, Said, from jail. She tries to find him a bride to secure things for the future. Their youngest son, Siad, is cynical and rebellious. He refuses to believe things. Sabah, the 12 year old daughter is romancing the future and wants to find out what's in it for her. The different stories are interwoven into a very timely insight into the current Palestinian mind.
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Mohammad Bakri | - | Haifa (as Mohammed Bakri) |
 | Ahmad Abu Sal'oum | - | Abu Said |
 | Hiam Abbass | - | Oum Said (as Hiyam Abbass) |
| Nawal Zaqout | - | Sabah |
| Fadi El-Ghoul | - | Siad |
 | Areen Omari | - | Samira |
| Khaled Awad | - | Abbas (as Khalid Awad) |
 | George Ibrahim | - | Postman |
| Mariam El-Hin | - | Haifa's aunt |
| Mahmoud Qadah | - | Said |
| Hussam Abu Eisheh | - | Barber |
| Samer Abu Eisheh | - | Son of the barber |
| Younis Younis | - | Younis |
| Osama Masri | - | Television repairman |
| Samyah Bakri | - | Mother of possible bride 1 |