\u00bbHumans must fight tirelessly to protect their rights and limited resources, but they are an admirable species, humans, full of humour and life. For me, Nazareth is the city of survivors.\u00ab
\n\u2013 Annemarie Jacir<\/p>\n
In Palestine, wajib is the custom of personally delivering invitations to the guests at one\u2019s child\u2019s wedding. Architect Shadi is not exactly enthusiastic about returning to his hometown of Nazareth for this tradition after years of living in Rome. But sister Amal is getting married and his father Abu Shadi, a divorced teacher in his mid-sixties, will hear of nothing else. On a sunny morning, Shadi and Abu Shadi drive back and forth across Nazareth in an old Volvo and deliver the invitations. They immerse themselves in the life of the Israeli city that has the largest community of Arab-Israelis with Muslim and Christian roots. And they hand out invitations to Muslims, Christians and atheists \u2013 when it comes to Jews, there are arguments. During the journey, conflicts erupt between the father and son (played by real-life father and son Saleh and Mohammad Bakri) on a political, social and personal level. Little digs, ambiguous remarks and jokes fuel this urban road movie. Shadi can\u2019t accept that his father makes compromises, and Abu Shadi doesn\u2019t understand why his son is not looking for a bride. By exploring the father-son relationship, the film sensitively reflects the relationship between Israel and Palestine. Often, the problems are only touched upon covertly, in subtext or side glances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17262,"template":"","movie_year":[24],"movie_genre":[80],"movie_cat":[261],"festival":[395],"class_list":["post-8543","movie","type-movie","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","movie_year-24","movie_genre-feature-film-en","movie_cat-international-feature-film-competition-for-women-directors-en-2019","festival-2019-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n