CURFEW tells the story of a day in the life of a Palestinian family living in a refugee camp on the Gaza Strip. It takes place in 1993, just before peace negotiations began. Shot in a naturalistic style with the feel of a documentary, CURFEW puts a human face on headline news.
The film opens with Radar (Younis Younis), a street-smart young boy, playing in a quiet Palestinian quarter of occupied Gaza. A postman gives him a letter from his brother, who is studying in Germany, and Radar runs home with the news. He begins to read the letter to his family, but is
interrupted by the sound of an Israeli patrol truck announcing an immediate curfew. Streets empty, doors...
Released:
1994
Rated:
NR
Length:
75 mins