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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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Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express Essentially it all boils down to critiquing oppressive forces within the family, society and community and making a call for individual freedom and personal choice for the larger liberation in society, community and country. May 13, 2025 Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Variety A piercing, realistic family drama, the inflection points of which reveal deep cultural and political dimensions surrounding gender and ethnicity. Apr 28, 2025 Full Review 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 Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse “Happy Holidays” is an exceptional piece of storytelling that demands full attention from its audience. It’s a socially charged, emotionally resonant work that recalls the best traditions of classical cinema while rooted in the contemporary Middle East. Rated: 7.5 Apr 27, 2025 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 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