Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996)
Overview
Chronicle of a Disappearance unfolds in a series of seemingly unconnected cinematic tableaux, each of them focused on incidents or characters which seldom reappear later in the film. Among the many unrelated scenes, there is a Palestinian actress struggling to find an apartment in West Jerusalem, the owner of the Holy Land souvenir shop preparing merchandise for incoming Japanese tourists, a group of old women gossiping about their relatives, and an Israeli police van which screeches to a halt so several heavily armed soldiers can get off the car and urinate.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ar |
| Popularity | 2.702 |
Directed By
Elia Suleiman
Crew
Elia Suleiman
Elia Suleiman
Ferenc Radnai
Marc-André Batigne
Elia Suleiman
Anna Ruiz
Gassan Shamma
Thaer Zoabi
Maamoun Najami
Shouki Abu Rajab
Nivin Suleiman
Maryan Hakim
Samir Srouji
Assaf Sobel-Amir
Hans Ter Elst
Ula Tabari
Harel Calderon
Marc-André Batigne
Frida Refael
Ihab Abu El Asal
Jean-Paul Mugel
Hamoudie Buqai
Gal Horenshtein
Avi Levi
Basil Tanous
Mira Awad
Pascale Granel
Wajdi Audi
Raed Bashir
Pascale Granel
Michal Kano-Amir
Yasmina Belghoul
Poda Bareli
Vitaly Vasilkov
TOP CAST
Elia Suleiman
E.S.
Nazira Suleiman
Mother
Fuad Suleiman
Father
Ali Suliman
The Man
Juliet Mazzawi
The aunt
Fawaz Eilemi
Abu Adnan
Leonid Alexeenko
Priest
Ula Tabari
Adan
Taha Mouhamad Ali
The writer
Samer Azar
Turban man
Imile Qamou
Cafe owner
Irena Mistrakov
Russian waitress
Jamel Daher
Holy Land owner
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