Everyday Is a Holiday

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Every Day Is a Holiday
Every day is a holiday poster.jpg
Poster by Cinefondation
Directed byDima El-Horr
Written by
Rabih Mroué
Produced byThierry Lenouvel
Nicole Gerhards
Sabine Sidawi-Hamdan
Hanneke M. van der Tas
StarringHiam Abbas

Cinematography
Music by
Release dates
  • September 15, 2009 (2009-09-15) (TIFF)
  • January 27, 2010 (2010-01-27) (France)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesFrance
Lebanon
LanguagesArabic
French

Every Day Is a Holiday (French: Chaque jour est une fête; Arabic: كل يوم عيد) is a 2009 film by the Lebanese director . The film is on the official selection of 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It is the first feature film by Dima El-Horr.

Plot[]

Three women, of different backgrounds, are on their way to prison to pay a visit to their men on independence day. As the story progresses, this journey becomes a quest for their own independence.

Cast[]

  • Hiam Abbas
  • as Lina
  • as Tamara

Reception[]

Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote "A busload of stranded women wander a stark no-man's-land in Dima El-Horr's feature debut".[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Toronto International Film Festival, Everyday is a Holiday
  2. ^ Harvey, Dennis (21 September 2009). "Every Day Is a Holiday". Variety.

External links[]


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