Bye Bye Tiberias

In her early twenties, Hiam Abbass left her native Palestinian village to follow her dream of becoming an actress in Europe, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and seven sisters. Thirty years later, her filmmaker daughter Lina returns with her to the village and questions for the first time her mother’s bold choices, her chosen exile and the way the women in their family influenced both their lives.

Director: Lina Soualem

Cast: Hiam Abbass, Lina Soualem, Um Ali Tabari, Nemat Tabari Abbas, Said Abbas, Omaya Younes, Johayna Hussein Abbas, Buthayna Abbas Hajo

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