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The Dupes
Tawfik Saleh
The
Dupes, a stark black and white film, traces the
destinies of three Palestinian refugees brought
together by dispossession, despair and hope for
a better future. The setting is Iraq in the 1950's
and the protagonists, concealed in the steel tank
of a truck, are trying to make their way across
the border into Kuwait, the "promised land."
A
masterful adaptation of Ghassan Kanafani's acclaimed
novella, Men
In The Sun, The Dupes is also one of the first
Arab films to address the Palestinian predicament.
Reviews
"A
classic masterpiece of Arab cinema."
- The North African and Middle East Festival
"Skillfully
directed and crisply photographed in black and
white."
-
John Hartl, The Seattle Times
Related Item
Book:
Ghassan Kanafani's "Men In The Sun and Other
Stories"
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Film
Specs
Classification:
Feature Film
Directed by: Tawfik Saleh
Release date: 1972
Length: 107 minutes
Language: Arabic, English subtitles
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