The Parrot

At a glance

The Parrot, is a 2016 Jordanian movie, directed by Darin J. Sallam and Amjad Al-Rasheed, and starring Hend Sabry, Ashraf Barhom, Firas Waleed Al-Taybeh. with a runtime of 18 minutes.

Overview

The Parrot is a historical drama film telling the story of a Mizrahi Jewish family who emigrate from Morocco seeking a fresh start, only to find themselves in Haifa, Palestine at the pivotal and turbulent year of 1948. Caught in the tide of history, the family struggles to build a life while navigating the profound dislocations of identity, belonging, and cultural displacement. The film is a quietly powerful portrait of ordinary people swept up in extraordinary events, humanizing a community whose experience often goes unrepresented in mainstream cinema about this era.

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