Wajib

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Movie Info

A father and his estranged son must come together to hand deliver his daughter's wedding invitations to each guest.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

Arabic
Director:

Annemarie Jacir
Producer:

Ossama Bawardi
Writer:

Annemarie Jacir
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 16, 2019
Runtime:

1h 36m
Production Co:

JBA Productions, Philistine Films, Ape&Bjørn AS

Cast & Crew

Mohammad Bakri
Abu Shadi

Saleh Bakri
Shadi

Tarik Kopty
Abu Murad

Monera Shehadeh
Um Murad

Lama Tatour
Maria

Samia Shanan
Widow

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Critic Reviews for Wajib

All Critics (35) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (35)

[A] crowd-pleasing Palestinian drama.

April 16, 2020 | Full Review…

Andrea Gronvall
Chicago Reader
Annemarie Jacir's insight into inter-generation tension is what makes Wajib so compelling and watchable, while never losing touch of the specificity of this particular father and son.

October 18, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
Nothing seems out of place, but the revelations offered by Wajib into the lives of ordinary Palestinians are suffused with stoic wisdom.

October 13, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

David Stratton
The Australian
On this simple premise, Palestinian writer-director Annemarie Jacir has constructed a rueful and, at times, savage comedy about the daily dilemmas of Arabs living in Israel.

October 10, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald
Ms. Jacir is a thrifty filmmaker; there's nothing frilly in this movie. But she is also a sensitive and imaginative and resourceful one.

October 4, 2018 | Full Review…

Glenn Kenny
New York Times
Jacir continues to impress with this poignant, bittersweet comedy of estrangement and identity...

September 16, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
Though the premise of a father and son reconnecting is not necessarily unique, the context of Wajib breathes new life into an old story

March 8, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

Becky Kukla
The Digital Fix
It's the clear love and respect between them, despite old quarrels which makes it such a masterful and profound drama.

November 3, 2018 | Full Review…

Rob Aldam
Backseat Mafia
Jacir has previously stated that "family makes you crazy", and that's certainly true here, but there are lovely moments nonetheless...

October 18, 2018 | Full Review…

David 'Mad Dog' Bradley
Adelaide Review
How often do you see a film set in contemporary Nazareth? And a really good one, with heart, humour, dynamism, and politics served without pressure or pain? ... While The Insult won the Sydney Film Festival's Audience Award, Wajib won mine.

October 17, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

CJ Johnson
Film Mafia
Jacir is able to tweak genre convention to show us something new.

October 11, 2018 | Full Review…

Jason Di Rosso
The Hub on Screen
Grounded in locations that speak to the broader realities and personal differences in philosophy, the film has wry warmth and unexpected differences.

October 10, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Craig Mathieson
The Sunday Age

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