Wajib (film)

Wajib
Wajib
	Film poster
Directed by	Annemarie Jacir
Written by	Annemarie Jacir
Produced by	Ossama Bawardi
Starring	Mohammad Bakri
Release date	5 August 2017 (Locarno);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Palestine
Language	Palestinian Arabic

Wajib (Arabic: واجب Wājib, "Duty") is a 2017 Palestinian drama film directed by Annemarie Jacir. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.^[1] It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[2]

Plot[]

In this road movie, a father and son travel amid wedding preparations in the lead-up to Christmas in Nazareth.

Cast[]

Mohammad Bakri as Abu Shadi
Saleh Bakri as Shadi
Maria Zreik as Amal

Reception[]

Critical reception[]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 34 reviews with an average rating of 7.64/10.^[3]

Awards[]

Muhr Awards for Best Fiction Feature Film and for Best Actor (for Mohammad Bakri and Saleh Bakri), Dubai International Film Festival 2017^[4]
Golden Crow Pheasant for Best Film, International Film Festival of Kerala 2017^[5]
Arab Critics Awards for Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (for Mohammad Bakri), Cannes Film Festival 2018^[6]
Golden Astor for Best Film and Silver Astor for Best Actor (for Mohammad Bakri) Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2017^[7]

References[]

^ Lang, Brett (15 August 2017). "Toronto Adds Films From Aaron Sorkin, Louis C.K., Brie Larson". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ Writman, Alex (30 August 2017). "Oscars: Palestine Selects 'Wajib' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ "Wajib (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
^ Simon, Alissa (13 December 2017). "Palestinian Annemarie Jacir's 'Wajib' Wins Big at Dubai Festival". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ Staff Reporter (15 December 2017). "Wajib wins Suvarna Chakoram". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
^ Goodfellow, Melanie (13 May 2018). "Annemarie Jacir's 'Wajib' triumphs at Arab Critics Awards". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ Plata, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del. "¡Todos los ganadores! - Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata". www.mardelplatafilmfest.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

External links[]

Wajib at IMDb

[TIFF-1] Lang, Brett (15 August 2017). "Toronto Adds Films From Aaron Sorkin, Louis C.K., Brie Larson". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[Palestine-2] Writman, Alex (30 August 2017). "Oscars: Palestine Selects 'Wajib' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[3] "Wajib (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

[Muhr-4] Simon, Alissa (13 December 2017). "Palestinian Annemarie Jacir's 'Wajib' Wins Big at Dubai Festival". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[5] Staff Reporter (15 December 2017). "Wajib wins Suvarna Chakoram". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[6] Goodfellow, Melanie (13 May 2018). "Annemarie Jacir's 'Wajib' triumphs at Arab Critics Awards". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

[7] Plata, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del. "¡Todos los ganadores! - Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata". www.mardelplatafilmfest.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

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