

The Time That Remains(2009)
Overview
An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day. A semi-biographic film, in four chapters, about a family spanning from 1948 until recent times. Combined with intimate memories of each member, the film attempts to portray the daily life of those Palestinians who remained in their land and were labelled "Israeli-Arabs," living as a minority in their own homeland.
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Saleh Bakri
Fuad

Elia Suleiman
E.S.
Samar Qudha Tanus
Mother (1970)
Shafika Bajjali
Mother (Now)
Zuhair Abu Hanna
E.S. (Child)
Ayman Espanioli
ES (Teenager)

Tarik Kopty
Neighbour

Amer Hlehel
Anis

Ali Suliman
Eliza's Boyfriend

Menashe Noy
Taxi Driver

Doraid Liddawi
Ramalla IDF officer

Nati Ravitz
IDF Commander
Avi Kleinberger
Government Official
Alex Bakri
Poet shot

Mira Awad
Woman shot

Mahmoud Shawahdeh
ES School Teacher
Izabel Ramadan
Aunt Olga
Lutuf Nouasser
Abu Elias

Maisa Abd Elhadi
Woman in West Bank Taxi
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