Habibi Rasak Kharban (Habibi) (2012)
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 5
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Critic Reviews: 4
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 3
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Habibi, a story of forbidden love, is a fiction feature set in Gaza. Two students in the West Bank are forced to return home to Gaza, where their love defies tradition. To reach his lover, Qays grafittis poetry across town. Habibi is a modern re-telling of the famous ancient Sufi parable Majnun Layla. The full Arabic title is Habibi Rasak Kharban, which translates as "darling, something's wrong with your head." (c) Official Site
Nov 16, 2012 Limited
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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (5)
This American-Palestinian coproduction paints a vivid picture of daily life in the occupied territories, though it's fairly heavy-handed as drama.
Top Critic[It] has a gritty, low-budget realism as it depicts day-to-day life under the threat of violence and age-old cultural and generational obstacles.
A low-budget romancer with more heart than style.
Despite moments of dour power and a likable female lead, the couple's predicament is all too often flatly staged and acted out.
Based on a 9th-century poem about similar lovers at the mercy of historical turmoil, Youssef's debut film captures the ecstasy and desperation of frustrated passion as it presents a desolate portrait of Palestine today.
It is an impressive first effort by Yousef.
Susan Youssef employs the religious and political turmoil of the period as well as the region's exotica to breathe new life into the Romeo and Juliet-style romance that's credited as a retelling of a seventh century Arabian saga.
Susan Youssef isn't consistent in her approach to the impossibility of love.
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Foreign Titles
- Habibi (Habibi Rasak Kharban) (DE)
- Habibi (UK)
