Inheritance (2012 film)

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2012 Israeli film

Inheritance

Theatrical poster

Directed by| Hiam Abbass
Written by| Hiam Abbass
Ala Hlehel
Produced by| Arik Bernstein
David Silber
Nicolas Blanc
Ender Sevim
Faruk Özerten
Starring| Hafsia Herzi
Hiam Abbass
Tom Payne
Cinematography| Antoine Heberlé
Edited by| Guy Lecorne
Music by| Loik Dury
Distributed by| Diaphana Films (France)

Release dates

* 31 August 2012 (2012-08-31) (Venice Film Festival)
* 2 October 2012 (2012-10-02) (Haifa International Film Festival)
* 12 December 2012 (2012-12-12) (France)

Running time

| 88 minutes
Countries| Israel
France
Turkey
Languages| Hebrew
French
Arabic
English

Inheritance (French: Héritage) is a 2012 drama film directed by and starring Hiam Abbass in her feature film directorial debut. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival and Haifa International Film Festival.

## Plot

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A Palestinian family living in a small Muslim village in Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Its many members symbolise a community struggling to maintain its identity, torn between modernity and tradition. In the midst of it all is a forbidden love story between the youngest daughter, Hajar (Hafsia Herzi), who has returned from studying abroad, and her Christian lover (Tom Payne). When their father falls into a coma and inches toward death, internal conflicts explode and the familial battles become as merciless as the outside war.

## Cast

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* Hafsia Herzi as Hajar
* Hiam Abbass as Samira
* Yussef Abu Warda as Khalil
* Ashraf Barhom as Ahmad
* Ruba Blal as Saada
* Clara Khoury as Salma
* Makram Khoury as Abu Majd
* Khalifa Natour as Majd
* Tom Payne as Matthew
* Lina Soualem as Alya
* Mouna Soualem as Lana
* Ali Suliman as Marwan
* Ula Tabari as Zeinab
* G. A. Wasi as Cousin Ali

## Production

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Abbass has stated: "Generally, when you are speaking about Palestinians, you think of them in Ramallah, or the refugees in Syria. Instead I wanted to tell this important part of society: the Palestinians of Israel, who feel partially excluded from the country in which they live, which is why they try and preserve their identity through a strong family structure which makes them feel at home."[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Venice Days". Retrieved November 7, 2012.

## External links

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* Inheritance at IMDb