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Mathijs Poppe

The Jacket

Director Mathijs Poppe Composer Bana Haffar Cast Jamal Hindawi, Mona Hindawi, Hanan Hindawi, Farah Hindawi, Mohamad al Saghier
71' - 2024 - Documentary - Format: DCP - Dialogue: Arabic

The Jacket is a portrait of Jamal Hindawi, a Palestinian man who lives in exile with his family in the Shatila Refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. When Jamal embarks on a journey to search for an important lost theatre prop, he witnesses how the successive political and economic crises have disrupted an entire region and its people. Belgian director Mathijs Poppe's first feature humbly observes the importance of preserving one's identity and culture, even (or especially) when they're threatened.

The Jacket is a portrait of Jamal Hindawi, a Palestinian man who lives in exile with his family in the Shatila Refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Together with his friends, he makes political theatre about their profound connection to their homeland, Palestine, and their situation as refugees in their country of residence, Lebanon. When Jamal embarks on a journey to search for an important lost theatre prop, he witnesses how the successive political and economic crises have disrupted an entire region and its people.

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Credits

Directors

Mathijs Poppe

Composers

Bana Haffar

Cast

Jamal Hindawi, Mona Hindawi, Hanan Hindawi, Farah Hindawi, Mohamad al Saghier

Director of Photography

Quinten Wyns

Editors

Lawrence Paul Foley, Mathijs Poppe

Producers

Elisa Heene

Co producers

Elisa Sepulveda Ruddoff, Noortje Wilschut, Lara Abou Saifan

Distributor

Avila

More info

Dialogue

Arabic

Countries of production

Belgium, Lebanon, The Netherlands, France

Year

2024

Filmography

Mathijs Poppe
Ours is a Country of Words (2017), The Jacket (2024)

Technical Specs

Format
DCP