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Screwdriver
Screwdriver

Screwdriver

Genres

Drama

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After fifteen years of imprisonment, Ziad struggles to adjust to modern Palestinian life as the hero everyone hails him to be. Unable to distinguish reality from hallucination he unravels and forces himself to go back to where it all began.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

05 September 2018

Country

Palestinian Territory

Cast

Ziad Bakri

Ziad Bakri

Ziad

Areen Omari

Areen Omari

Ziad's mother

Jameel Khoury

Jameel Khoury

Octopus

Yasmine Qaddumi

Yasmine Qaddumi

Mina

Mariam Basha

Mariam Basha

Nawal

Amir Khoury

Amir Khoury

Ziad (teen)

Maya Omaia Keesh

Maya Omaia Keesh

Salma

Ahmad Jubeh

Ahmad Jubeh

Mo-Mo

Sanad Amina

Sanad Amina

Sanad

Adham Abu Aqel

Adham Abu Aqel

Ramzi (teen)

Munther Bannourah

Munther Bannourah

Octopus (teen)

Abedalrahman Zubaidi

Abedalrahman Zubaidi

Mo-Mo (teen)

Wassim Mousa

Wassim Mousa

Ziad (kid)

Mohammad Adawi

Mohammad Adawi

Ramzi (kid)

Huthayfa Jalamna

Huthayfa Jalamna

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