Musa Hadid is the wry, reasonable mayor of Ramallah, a historically Christian city that has actually ended up being the de facto capital of Palestine. Set throughout the Xmas period, Mayor observes Hadid, vapor cigarette in hand, as he passes through Ramallah to meet with components and take care of the quotidian circumstances dealing with the city, all the while pursuing a day when his country will be really totally free. Director David Osit's patient electronic camera exposes moments of silly humor, lyricism, and also white-knuckle tension, all while permitting the much less newsworthy facets of fascism to be really felt in indelible, organic methods.
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Musa Hadid is the wry, reasonable mayor of Ramallah, a historically Christian city that has actually ended up being the de facto capital of Palestine. Set throughout the Xmas period, Mayor observes Hadid, vapor cigarette in hand, as he passes through Ramallah to meet with components and take care of the quotidian circumstances dealing with the city, all the while pursuing a day when his country will be really totally free. Director David Osit's patient electronic camera exposes moments of silly humor, lyricism, and also white-knuckle tension, all while permitting the much less newsworthy facets of fascism to be really felt in indelible, organic methods.
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