Movies Logo
Tale of the Three Jewels

Tale of the Three Jewels

A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Romani girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.

Release DateJanuary 2, 1995
StatusReleased
Original Titleحكايات الجواهر ثلاث
Runtime1h 52min
Budget
Revenue
LanguageArabic
Original LanguageArabic
Production CountriesBelgium, France, Palestinian Territory, Spain, United Kingdom
Production CompaniesBBCFoundation Montecinema VeritàLa Sept-ArteOne World of BroadcastersSindibad FilmsSourat FilmsTelevision Trust for the EnvironmentTVE