
The Tower
Tårnet
2018 • Films • Drama/Animation/1 h 14 mins
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Details
Based on true stories retold by Palestinian refugees, this animation focuses on 11 year-old Wardi’s life in a Lebanese camp. One day, her beloved great-grandfather entrusts her with his most prized possession – the key to their ancestral house in Galilea.
Director
Mats Grorud
Country
France
Norway
Sweden
Language
English
French
Arabic
Details
Based on true stories retold by Palestinian refugees, this animation focuses on 11 year-old Wardi’s life in a Lebanese camp. One day, her beloved great-grandfather entrusts her with his most prized possession – the key to their ancestral house in Galilea.
Director
Mats Grorud
Country
France
Norway
Sweden
Language
English
French
Arabic
Accolades

Best Animated Film Nominee
Lumiere Awards, France, 2020


Busan IFF, 2018


Best Animated Film Nominee
Lumiere Awards, France, 2020


Busan IFF, 2018

Trivia
Based on interviews with Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Critics
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...'"...tenderly and intelligently recounts the story of a family living at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon."'
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