Habibi

Two students in the West Bank are forced to return home to Gaza, where their love defies tradition. To reach his lover, Qays graffitis poetry across town. A modern retelling of the famous ancient Sufi parable Majnun Layla.

Cast

Maisa Abd Elhadi

Layla

Qais Nashif

Qays

Yosef Abu Wardeh

Al-Mahdi

Amer Khalil

Qays' Father

Jihad Al-Khattib

Walid

Basel Husseini

Hitham

Najwa Mubarki

Leyla's Mother

Suhell Nafar

Fisherman

Tamer Nafar

Fisherman

Feras Nour

Nawfal