SAMOUNI ROAD
synopsis
In the rural outskirts of Gaza City a small community of farmers, the Samouni extended family, is about to celebrate a wedding. It’s going to be the first celebration since the last war. Amal, Fuad, their brothers and their cousins have lost their parents, their houses and their olive trees. The neighborhood where they live is being rebuilt. As they replant trees and plow fields, they face their most difficult task: piecing together their own memory. Through these young survivors’ recollections, "Samouni Road" conveys a deep, multifaceted portrait of a family before, during and after the tragic event that changed its life forever.
international title: | Samouni Road |
original title: | La strada dei Samouni |
country: | Italy, France |
sales agent: | The Party Film Sales |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Stefano Savona |
film run: | 128' |
release date: | IT 8/10/2018, FR 7/11/2018, ES 13/03/2020 |
screenplay: | Stefano Savona, Léa Mysius, Penelope Bortoluzzi |
cinematography by: | Stefano Savona |
film editing: | Luc Forveille |
art director: | Simone Massi |
music: | Giulia Tagliavia |
producer: | Penelope Bortoluzzi, Marco Alessi, Cécile Lestrade |
production: | Dugong Films, Picofilms, Alter Ego Production, RAI Cinema, ARTE France Cinéma |
backing: | ARTE France Unité Société et Culture (FR), Eurimages, CNC (FR), MiBACT (IT), Ciclic (FR), Regione Marche (IT), Île de France (FR), Cineteca di Bologna (IT), Trentino Film Commission (IT), Regione Lazio (IT), Luca Rossi per Produttori Associati (IT), Fondazione Piano Terra Onlus (IT) |
distributor: | Jour2fête, Cinemateca di Bologna, Atalante |