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Happy Holidays

Palästina Deutschland Frankreich Italien 2019-2024 Spielfilm

In Haifa, two families are pushed to the breaking point. Rami learns that his girlfriend is pregnant. He feels unprepared for the responsibility, while she is determined to have the child. At the same time, his wealthy parents try to cover up their financial troubles, and Rami's mother defiantly organizes a lavish family celebration. Miri, the sister of Rami's girlfriend, struggles with her daughter’s depression while doing everything she can to sabotage her sister's relationship. When a car accident occurs, it seems insignificant at first - but it sets off a chain reaction that threatens to unravel a web of lies, unspoken truths, and long-standing family conflicts.

Credits

Director

  • Scandar Copti

Screenplay

  • Scandar Copti

Director of photography

  • Tim Kuhn

Editing

  • Scandar Copti

Music

  • Pascal Lemercier

Cast

  • Manar Shehab
    Fifi
  • Wafaa Aoun
    Hanan
  • Toufic Danial
    Rami
  • Meirav Memoresky
    Miri
  • Raed Burbara
    Walid
  • Neomi Memoresky
    Ori
  • Shani Dahari
    Shirley
  • Sophie Awaad
    Leila
  • Imad Hourani
    Fouad

Production company

  • Fresco Films (Ramallah)
  • Red Balloon Film GmbH (Hamburg)

Producer

  • Tony Copti
  • Jiries Copti
  • Dorothe Beinemeier

Alle Credits

Director

  • Scandar Copti

Screenplay

  • Scandar Copti

Director of photography

  • Tim Kuhn

Assistant camera

  • Franziska Hurm

Production design

  • Stella Rossié

Costume design

  • Hamada Atallah

Editing

  • Scandar Copti

Sound

  • Maximilien Gobiet
  • Pierre Tucat

Audio mixing

  • Matthias Schwab

Music

  • Pascal Lemercier

Cast

  • Manar Shehab
    Fifi
  • Wafaa Aoun
    Hanan
  • Toufic Danial
    Rami
  • Meirav Memoresky
    Miri
  • Raed Burbara
    Walid
  • Neomi Memoresky
    Ori
  • Shani Dahari
    Shirley
  • Sophie Awaad
    Leila
  • Imad Hourani
    Fouad

Production company

  • Fresco Films (Ramallah)
  • Red Balloon Film GmbH (Hamburg)

in co-production with

  • Tessalit Productions (Paris)
  • Intramovies (Rom)

Producer

  • Tony Copti
  • Jiries Copti
  • Dorothe Beinemeier

Co-Producer

  • Jean Bréhat
  • Bertrand Faivre
  • Emma Binet
  • Marco Valerio Fusco
  • Micaela Fusco

Line producer

  • Steffen Gerdes

Original distributor

  • IMMERGUTEFILME (Wuppertal)

Funding

  • Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (FFHSH) (Hamburg)
  • Eurimages (Straßburg)
  • Ministero della Cultura (Rom)
  • Doha Film Institute (QA)
  • AFAC - The Arab Fund of Arts and Culture (Beirut)
  • Final Cut in Venice (Venedig)
Duration:
124 min
Format:
DCP, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, 5.1
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 11.08.2025, 271645, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (IT): 04.09.2024, Venedig, IFF;
Erstaufführung (DE): 29.09.2024, Hamburg, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 04.09.2025

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Happy Holidays

Versions

Original

Duration:
124 min
Format:
DCP, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, 5.1
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 11.08.2025, 271645, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (IT): 04.09.2024, Venedig, IFF;
Erstaufführung (DE): 29.09.2024, Hamburg, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 04.09.2025

Awards

Filmfest Hamburg 2024
  • Hamburger Produktionspreis, Internationale Kino-Kopoduktionen
Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/happy-holidays_7df13f1e93f14b449dcf6cc24e89b98d