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A chronicle of [[Hind Husseini]]'s effort to establish an [[orphanage]] in [[Jerusalem]] after the [[United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine|1948 partition]] of [[Palestine]] and the creation of the state of [[Israel]].
A chronicle of [[Hind Husseini]]'s effort to establish an [[orphanage]] in [[Jerusalem]] after the [[United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine|1948 partition]] of [[Palestine]] and the creation of the state of [[Israel]].


Jerusalem, [[1948].] On her way to work, [[Hind Husseini]] ([[Hiam Abbass]]) comes across 55 orphaned children in the street. She takes them home to give them food and shelter. Within six months, 55 had grown to almost 2,000, and the Dar Al-Tifel Institute was born.
Jerusalem, [[1948]]. On her way to work, [[Hind Husseini]] ([[Hiam Abbass]]) comes across 55 orphaned children in the street. She takes them home to give them food and shelter. Within six months, 55 had grown to almost 2,000, and the Dar Al-Tifel Institute was born.


In [[1978]], at the age of 7, Miral ([[Freida Pinto]]) was sent to the Institute by her father following her mother's death. Brought up safely inside the Institute's walls, she is naïve to the troubles that surround her. Then, in [[1988]], at the age of 17, she is assigned to teach at a refugee camp where she is awakened to the reality of her people’s struggle. When she falls for Hani, a political activist, she finds herself torn between the fight for the future of her people and Mama Hind's belief that education is the road to peace.
In [[1978]], at the age of 7, Miral ([[Freida Pinto]]) was sent to the Institute by her father following her mother's death. Brought up safely inside the Institute's walls, she is naïve to the troubles that surround her. Then, in [[1988]], at the age of 17, she is assigned to teach at a refugee camp where she is awakened to the reality of her people’s struggle. When she falls for Hani, a political activist, she finds herself torn between the fight for the future of her people and Mama Hind's belief that education is the road to peace.

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Miral
French film poster
Directed byJulian Schnabel
Written byRula Jebreal
Produced byJon Kilik
François-Xavier Decraene
Sonia Raule
Jérôme Seydoux
StarringHiam Abbass
Freida Pinto
CinematographyÉric Gautier
Edited byJuliette Welfling
Music byOlivier Daviaud
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company
Release dates
  • 3 September 2010 (2010-09-03) (Venice)
  • 15 September 2010 (2010-09-15) (France)
  • 3 December 2010 (2010-12-03) (United Kingdom)
  • 25 March 2011 (2011-03-25) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes
CountriesTemplate:Film France
Template:Film Israel
Template:Film US
Template:Film UK
Template:Film Italy
Template:Film India
LanguageEnglish
Box office$377,714 (worldwide)

Miral is a 2010 film directed by Julian Schnabel. The screenplay was written by Rula Jebreal, based on her novel. The film was released on 3 September at the 2010 Venice Film Festival[1] and in France on 15 September 2010. The film is set for release on 3 December 2010 in the United Kingdom,[2] and on 25 March 2011 in the United States.[3]

Plot

A chronicle of Hind Husseini's effort to establish an orphanage in Jerusalem after the 1948 partition of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel.

Jerusalem, 1948. On her way to work, Hind Husseini (Hiam Abbass) comes across 55 orphaned children in the street. She takes them home to give them food and shelter. Within six months, 55 had grown to almost 2,000, and the Dar Al-Tifel Institute was born.

In 1978, at the age of 7, Miral (Freida Pinto) was sent to the Institute by her father following her mother's death. Brought up safely inside the Institute's walls, she is naïve to the troubles that surround her. Then, in 1988, at the age of 17, she is assigned to teach at a refugee camp where she is awakened to the reality of her people’s struggle. When she falls for Hani, a political activist, she finds herself torn between the fight for the future of her people and Mama Hind's belief that education is the road to peace.

Cast

Production

Schnabel revealed that the project had relevance for his own family history; "Coming from my background, as an American Jewish person whose mother was president of Hadassah [the Women's Zionist Organisation of America] in 1948, I figured I was a pretty good person to try to tell the story of the other side."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Venezia 67". labiennale.org. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Miral | UK Cinema Release Date". Filmdates.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Miral (2011)". RopeOfSilicon.com. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  4. ^ Jewish director Julian Schnabel brings Palestine to Venice The Guardian. 2 September 2010
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