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Upshot

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Trailer

original title:

Upshot

directed by:

Maha Haj

cast:

Mohammad Bakri, Areen Omari, Amer Hlehel

screenplay:

Maha Haj

cinematography:

Augustin Bonnet

editing:

Véronique Lange

music:

Munder Odeh

producer:

Hanna Atallah, Ronza Kamel, Paolo Benzi, Teresa Mannino, Juliette Lepoutre, Pierre Menahem

production:

August Films, Okta Film, Still Moving, with the support of The Danish House in Palestine, Sharjah Art Foundationmì, Filmlab Palestine, Palestinian Cultural Fund/Ministry of Culture, Centre National du Cinema et de l’Image Animée (CNC)

world sales:

Mad Solutions [Egypt]

country:

Palestine/Italy/France

year:

2024

film run:

34'

format:

colour

status:

Ready (08/01/2026)

festivals & awards:

A reclusive couple’s carefully maintained fantasy is threatened when an uninvited stranger brings a painful truth from their past.