The Time That Remains (Chronicle of a Present Absentee)
- 2009
- UK/Italy/Belgium/France
- 1h 49min
- 15
- Directed by: Elia Suleiman
- Cast: Elia Suleiman, Saleh Bakri, Samar Qudha Tanus
- Website: www.letempsquilreste-lefilm.com
Suleiman again interweaves the personal and the political in the third film in his wryly observed Palestinian trilogy. Inspired by his own memories, his father's diaries and his mother's letters to exiled relatives, this eloquently conveys the absurdity of everyday existence for Palestinian citizens in Israel.
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The Time That Remains (Chronicle Of A Present Absentee)


(15) 109min Writer-director Elia Suleiman again interweaves the personal and the political in the third film in his wryly observed Palestinian trilogy, following on from Chronicle of a Disappearance and Divine Intervention. Inspired by his own…
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