Al-Lail (film)
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Al-Lail (The Night) is a Syria
n feature drama film by director Mohamed Malas
. The film explores the Arab-Israeli conflict as seen through the experiences of an Arab family in newly-liberated city of Quneitra
, headed by a resistance fighter. Al-Lail was the first Syrian feature to be played at the New York Film Festival
on October 4, 1993.
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n feature drama film by director Mohamed Malas
Mohamed Malas
Mohammad Malas is a prominent Syrian filmmaker. He graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1974.-Selected cinematography:* A Dream of a Small City * Quneitra 74 * Ahlam al-Madina...
. The film explores the Arab-Israeli conflict as seen through the experiences of an Arab family in newly-liberated city of Quneitra
Quneitra
Quneitra is the largely destroyed and abandoned capital of the Quneitra Governorate in south-western Syria. It is situated in a high valley in the Golan Heights at an elevation of 1,010 metres above sea level...
, headed by a resistance fighter. Al-Lail was the first Syrian feature to be played at the New York Film Festival
New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival has been a major film festival since it began in 1963 in New York. The films are selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center...
on October 4, 1993.