This Is My Picture When I Was Dead
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Mahmoud Al Massad
Mahmoud Al Massad
Mahmoud Al Massad
Mahmoud Al Massad
Mahmoud Al Massad
Sammy Chekhes
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Jordanian political cartoonist Bashir Mraish, son of the leading PLO fighter Mamoun Mraish, was killed by the Mossad in Athens in 1983. The attack is reconstructed with masked motorcyclists firing into Mraish's car. Father and son were declared dead but when they arrive at the hospital Bashir turns out to be still alive. Here, we hear the adult Bashir in voice-over, wrestling with memories of his father and of the history of Palestine. Bashir visits old comrades of his father's, who tell him about his history in the PLO. He talks to his mother who explains how "the cause" always took priority for his father over his family. Different aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are seen in both old and more recent news footage. This plays an important role in Jordan as approximately one-third of the population is made up of Palestinian refugees.
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Mahmoud Al Massad
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Released in Netherlands 2010
Released in Netherlands 2010 (Feature-Length Documentary Competition)
