''Al-Taghreba al-Falastenya'' (, ) is a 2004 Syrian

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TV series, considered one of the most important works of drama about the

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, produced by "Syrian Art Production International" company. The series was shot entirely in

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. The series is a dramatic epic that revolves around the suffering of a poor

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family during the time of the

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on Palestine, then the massacres by the Zionist militias between the 1930s and 1960s.

Plot

The series begins with an introduction to the family consisting of a big sister who is an adult, two younger brothers, an older brother who is an adult, and two parents. They live in a seemingly poor household only with a small fountain and a few chickens that are the main source of food throughout the series. The two children are sent to the local village school where the older brother is beaten with a stick (that was made for the teacher by one of the rich sons of the village) by the strict teacher because of his missing homework and behaviour etc. As a response to that the older brother beats up the teacher after finding out. Later they want to send the children to the city school but the school only can accept 1 of the children and the older brother says that the younger one should visit that school out of selflessness and love. The younger brother goes to school from Monday to Friday but is too shy to raise his hand and talk in class because he is poor although he always knows all the answers. His friend who sits next to him encourages him and defends him against the rich mean kids that bully him.

Cast

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(Khadra) * Jamal Suliman *

* Rami Hanna * Nadine Salameh *

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* Anahid Fayad * Ahmad Harhash

Production

Awards

won the ''Best Actor Award for a Second Role'' for his performance in ''Al-Taghreba al-Falastenya'', at the Cairo Festival for Radio and Television, 2005.6 prizes for Kuwait in the Cairo Festival for Radio and Television
Alqabas news paper.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title , tt3109682
Al-Taghreba al-Falastenya on Elcinema

The series on YouTube

Al-Taghrebah-Al-Felastenyah on Shahid net
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