The Arab Dream
1998, Arabic. Directed by Elia Suleiman.
In this autobiographical film the Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman goes in search of his past and possible future in occupied Palestine. Wherever he looks, he feels surrounded by images and places that have a political significance. Can a landscape be free of meaning, is there any point in striving for an approach that transcends all ideology? Commissioned by the ARTE network as part of a series of films for the end of the millennium, this film is a travelogue through Jerusalem, Nazareth and Ramallah. The film is a meditation on quotidian injustices, and a formulation of an aesthetic and creative response to them.
- Runtime
- 0h 26m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 1 January 1998
- Original title
- Al Hilm Al-‘Arabi
- Country
- Palestinian Territory
- Written by
- Elia Suleiman
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The Arab Dream isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1998. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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The Arab Dream (1998) was directed by Elia Suleiman and stars Elia Suleiman.