Haifa Chronicles: Palestinian Stories, whose original title is Yin'ād 'Alīku, is a drama directed and written by Scandar Copti. The film reunites Manar Shehab, Toufic Danial and Wafaa Aoun in a family fresco that explores the daily life and tensions of a Palestinian family in Haifa. Through four main characters, the story tackles generational conflicts, intimate secrets and social difficulties.
The trailer features intimate, tense scenes combining family drama, social issues and the weight of tradition in a society marked by contrasts.
Chronicles of Haifa: Palestinian Stories will be released in cinemas from September 3, 2025.
Synopsis: In a Palestinian family in Haifa, 25-year-old Fifi is hospitalized after a car accident that threatens to reveal her secret. Her brother, Rami, learns that his Jewish girlfriend is pregnant. Their mother, Hanan, tries to keep up appearances, while their father faces financial difficulties. Four voices, one house, between generational conflicts and taboos, in a society where everything can change at any moment.
Scandar Copti, a Palestinian director already noted for his work on Ajami, offers here a work centered on the intimate and social realities of the Palestinian community in Israel. With Chronicles of Haifa, he sheds light on universal issues such as family, transmission and the quest for identity.
The film is based on a plurality of points of view: Fifi and her secret, Rami confronted with an unexpected pregnancy, Hanan trying to maintain the family unit, and the father faced with economic pressures. These intersecting trajectories reflect the complexity of family dynamics and social taboos in a particular cultural context.
This drama could be of interest to viewers sensitive to the intimate narratives and stories carried by Middle Eastern cinema. Fans of films centered on the family and intergenerational tensions, such as Noces or Capharnaüm, would find similar themes. The film is rated "all audiences", even if some of the situations dealt with are emotionally charged.
Written and directed by Scandar Copti, Chronicles of Haifa (original title Yin'ād 'Alīku) follows in the tradition of committed realist cinema. Through a family fresco, it explores the inner and social conflicts at the heart of contemporary Palestinian society. The cast, led by Manar Shehab, Toufic Danial and Wafaa Aoun, showcases a new generation of talent in regional cinema.
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