Touchline

At a glance

Touchline, is a 2022 Jordanian movie, directed by Mohammed Saffouri. with a runtime of 15 minutes.

Overview

Touchline is a Palestinian historical drama set against the upheaval of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Ahmad is a seventeen-year-old with a singular dream: to become a professional footballer. When war engulfs his hometown during what Palestinians call the Nakba, the football pitch becomes a battleground and Ahmad's ambitions are forced to confront a devastating reality. The film uses sport as a metaphor for lost innocence and a stolen future, drawing an affecting portrait of a young man caught between a passion he loves and a homeland under siege. Touchline brings a personal and deeply human dimension to one of history's most contested and painful events.

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