Habibi

Young lovers Qays and Layla are university students in the West Bank who hail from Khan Yunis in Gaza. He is pursuing a degree in literature and she in engineering, but they are forced to return home before completing their courses. In the more religious and traditional environment of Khan Yunis, their love story can continue only by marrying. Yet Qays, who is a construction worker living in a refugee camp, is too poor to convince Layla’s father that he can provide for his beloved daughter. As the couple struggles to be together, Qays paints verses from the classical poem Majnun Layla all over Khan Yunis, a rebellious act that angers Layla’s father and the local self-appointed moral police.

Country:

Palestinian Territory,

Netherlands,

United States of America,

United Arab Emirates

Genre:

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

78 minutes

Year:

2011

Director:

Susan Youssef

Cast:

Layla

Qays

Al-Mahdi

Qays' Father

Walid

Crew:

Writer

Director

Director of Photography

Editor

Costume Design