''Ave Maria'' is a short film directed by
Basil Khalil and written by him and Daniel Ka-Chun Chan.
A family of religious
Israeli settlers
Israeli may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel
* Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel
* Modern Hebrew, a language
* ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008
* Guni Israeli (b ...
has their car break down in a rural area of the
West Bank
The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
and they must seek the help of five
nuns
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to get back home.
The movie was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under numerous names, since 1957.
From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, ''Best Short Subject, On ...
at the
88th Academy Awards
The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST. D ...
in 2016.
Cast
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Maria Zreik
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People
* Mary, mother of Jesus
* Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages
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*170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877
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as Sr. Marie
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Huda Al Imam
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People with the name
* Huda (given name), an index of people with the given name
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* Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), the urban plann ...
as Sr. Marie Angeline
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Shady Srour as Moshe
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Ruth Farhi as Esther
* Maya Koren as Rachel
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Sana Tanous as Sr. Marie Antoinette
* Maria De Pina as Sr. Marie Josephine
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Raneen Bisharat Iskandar as Sr. Marie of Christ Crucified
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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2015 films
2015 comedy films
2015 short films
French comedy short films
German comedy short films
2010s French films
2010s German films
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