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Plot Summary
Tarek, 11, and his mother Ghaydaa, are amongst this latest wave of refugees in Jordan. Placed in “temporary” refugee camps made up of tents and prefab houses until they would be able to return, they wait, like the generation before them who arrived in 1948. With difficulties adjusting to life in Harir camp and a longing to be reunited with his father, Tarek searches a way out, and discovers a new hope emerging with the times. Eventually his free spirit and curious nature lead him to a group of people on a journey that will change their lives.
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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100%- Reviews Counted: 9
- Fresh: 9
- Rotten: 0
- Average Rating: 7.2/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: A soft-centered child's-eye view of alienation, toughened by fine acting and Helene Louvart's full-bodied photography.
Fresh: Here's a story of refugee life from the perspective of a brash and attentive kid, one just discovering - and often rejecting - the political realities grown-ups accept.
Fresh: When war or other disasters strike, children suffer the most. Uncomprehending, powerless, they can only endure.
Fresh: Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir's second film is slight yet significant - and, because of the situation in Syria, timely - story about a boy whose courage inspires hope among the hopeless.
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