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Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996)

Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996)

Drama
Release Date: 1996, September 1
Directors: Elia Suleiman
Countries: Germany, France, Palestinian Territory
Production: Dhat Productions, Dhat Productions, Les Ateliers de l'Arche, Les Ateliers de l'Arche, ZDF, ZDF, Das kleine Fernsehspiel, Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Cast: Ali Suliman, Ula Tabari, Leonid Alexeenko, Jamel Daher, Nazira Suleiman, Fuad Suleiman, Juliet Mazzawi, Fawaz Eilemi, Taha Mouhamad Ali, Samer Azar, Imile Qamou, Irena Mistrakov

Overview:

Chronicle of a Disappearance unfolds in a series of seemingly unconnected cinematic tableaux, each of them focused on incidents or characters which seldom reappear later in the film. Among the many unrelated scenes, there is a Palestinian actress struggling to find an apartment in West Jerusalem, the owner of the Holy Land souvenir shop preparing merchandise for incoming Japanese tourists, a group of old women gossiping about their relatives, and an Israeli police van which screeches to a halt so several heavily armed soldiers can get off the car and urinate.

Keywords:

disappearance palestine chronicle