Film guide 2021
Farha
A Palestinian girl’s hopes for an education confront the violence reaching her village in 1948.
- Original title
- فرحة — Farha
- Director
- Darin J. Sallam
- Year
- 2021
Editorial profile. Availability on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
Story, without spoilers
Fourteen-year-old Farha wants to study in the city alongside her friend Farida. As fighting reaches their Palestinian village, her father hides her in a storeroom for protection. The world she hoped to enter becomes something she can only glimpse through narrow openings.
Context & recognition
Darin J. Sallam’s debut feature premiered at Toronto in 2021. Drawing on a story passed down to the director, the film approaches the Nakba through one girl’s limited viewpoint and interrupted childhood.
Main characters & cast
Farha
Karam Taher
A fourteen-year-old determined to continue her education.
Farha’s father
Ashraf Barhom
A parent trying to protect his daughter as danger approaches.
Farida
Tala Gammoh
Farha’s close friend, whose life in the city inspires her.
