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Wajib - The Wedding Invitation

2017 · Movie · 107 min · ★ 7.2 · 95% critics

Drama

A man returns to Nazareth after years abroad to fulfill a family duty: spending the day with his father hand-delivering wedding invitations. As they drive from home to home, small encounters and traffic-bound conversations stir up humor, affection, and long-held disagreements about family, community, and the life each has chosen.

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Details
Original title
واجب
Years
2017
Release date
2017-08-20
Language
AR
Runtime
107 min
Critic score
95/100
TMDB rating
7.2/10 (56 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, character-driven family drama that mixes humor with everyday social and political tensions; Not for you if you need fast pacing, big plot turns, or clear-cut resolutions like in Gaza Mon Amour.

Pros: moving father-son dynamic; rich everyday details; thoughtful cultural politics | Cons: slow pace for some; talky, meandering stretches; ending feels abrupt

Themes

  • palestine
  • parent child relationship

Awards & recognition

  • IFFR audience award · 2018 · nominated
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2018 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Annemarie Jacir