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Happy Holidays

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While celebrating Purim at her university in Jerusalem, Fifi, a young Palestinian woman is hospitalized following a car accident. Though her injuries are minor, she fears her newfound freedom at school will now come under the scrutiny of her conservative parents. Meanwhile, back in Haifa, Fifi’s older brother Rami panics as he faces his own personal crisis -- Shirley, his Jewish girlfriend, reveals she is pregnant and plans to carry the baby to term. Behind closed doors, the family's deep financial troubles come into focus while Hanan, Fifi and Rami's mother, plans her eldest daughter's wedding.

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Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter ... A high-stakes drama. The interconnected structure lays the ground for a gripping mystery attentive viewers will be eager to solve. Sep 10, 2024 Full Review Frank J. Avella The Contending Happy Holidays is broken into chapters so we are provided with cinematic puzzle pieces. The end result may appear too subtle to “sophisticated” audiences but given the location and culture, it’s quite bold. Rated: B Dec 19, 2024 Full Review Olivia Popp Cineuropa Just as each character is doing their best to make life work, Copti provides no easy answers of right or wrong. In the filmmaker’s world, objective truth seems to bend slightly around the edges, and we find that things aren’t always as they seem. Oct 21, 2024 Full Review Sarah Manvel Movies We Texted About The sarcastic title is in reference to their problems.... The war shown here is the difference between someone’s public and private selves, and what happens when the dissonance between the two becomes too unpleasant for others in the family to ignore. Oct 9, 2024 Full Review Mina Takla AwardsWatch Boasting one of the year’s most thoughtful and potent screenplays full of timely themes and rich characterization, the film is certain to find further appreciation as it continues its festival run. Rated: B Sep 16, 2024 Full Review Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Copti is back with another film that feels very much like his first, probing the complexities of multicultural society in a country that’s very often in the news but not always portrayed in such an authentic and vivid manner. Rated: B Sep 13, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Scandar Copti

Director

Manar Shehab

Actor

Wafaa Aoun

Actor

Toufic Danial

Actor

Meirav Memoresky

Actor

Scandar Copti

Screenwriter
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Synopsis While celebrating Purim at her university in Jerusalem, Fifi, a young Palestinian woman is hospitalized following a car accident. Though her injuries are minor, she fears her newfound freedom at school will now come under the scrutiny of her conservative parents. Meanwhile, back in Haifa, Fifi’s older brother Rami panics as he faces his own personal crisis -- Shirley, his Jewish girlfriend, reveals she is pregnant and plans to carry the baby to term. Behind closed doors, the family's deep financial troubles come into focus while Hanan, Fifi and Rami's mother, plans her eldest daughter's wedding.
Director
Scandar Copti
Producer
Tony Copti, Jiries Copti, Dorothe Beinemeier
Screenwriter
Scandar Copti
Production Co
Fresco Films, Red Balloon Film, Tessalit Productions, Intramovies
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
2h 3m