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The Tower

The Tower

2018•1h 14m•7.1/10
AnimationDrama

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7.1/10(25)

Eleven-year-old Wardi’s great-grandfather leaves behind a will suggesting looking to the past to find the future. Searching the house, Wardi finds out about her Palestinian homeland from family memories.

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Production

Tenk.tv, Cinecic Film, Les Contes Modernes

Language

NO

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Sidi (voice)

Saleh Bakri

Saleh Bakri

Yehia (voice)

Najila Said

Aunt Hanan (voice)

Morad Hassan

Pigeon boy (voice)

Darina Al Joundi

Darina Al Joundi

Lina (voice)

Pauline Ziadé

Pauline Ziadé

Wardi (voice)

Aïssa Maïga

Aïssa Maïga

Tante Hannan (voice)

Mouna Hawa

Mouna Hawa

Makram J. Khoury

Makram J. Khoury

Slimane Dazi

Slimane Dazi

Pigeon Boy (voice)

Lina Soualem

Lina Soualem

Yassar (voice)

Saïd Amadis

Saïd Amadis

Sidi (voice)

Bouraouïa Marzouk

Bouraouïa Marzouk

Rozette (voice)

Omar Yami

Omar Yami

Oncle Yehia (voice)

Raymond Hosni

Lutfi (voice)

Mohammad Bakri

Mohammad Bakri

Grandpa Lufti (voice)

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