

Return to Haifa
1982, Arabic. Directed by Kassem Hawal.
Return to Haifa is based on Kanafani’s novel the plot of which takes place in 1967, when Palestinian refugees living in the newly occupied territories had an opportunity to visit the places from which they had been expelled in 1948.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 2 January 1982
- Original title
- عائد إلى حيفا
- Country
- Lebanon
- Written by
- Kassem Hawal
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Return to Haifa runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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Return to Haifa isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1982. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed Return to Haifa?
Return to Haifa (1982) was directed by Kassem Hawal and stars Hanane Hajj Ali, Paul Mattar, Christine Schorn.