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Fertile Memory
A portrait of two Palestinian women whose individual struggles both define and transcend the politics that have torn apart their homes and their lives. Farah Hatoum, a widow living with her children and grandchildren, and Sahar Khalifeh, a novelist from the West Bank.
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Fertile Memory was released May 15, 1981. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
A portrait of two Palestinian women whose individual struggles both define and transcend the politics that have torn apart their homes and their lives. Farah Hatoum, a widow living with her children and grandchildren, and Sahar Khalifeh, a novelist from the West Bank.
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Cast
Credits
- Directed by
- Michel Khleifi
- Written by
- Michel Khleifi
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Arabic
- Original title
- الذاكرة الخصبة
Production
- NCONetherlands
- Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON)
- Oxfam Novib (Netherlands)
- Marisa Films
ZDFGermany