Habibi

Habibi — Plot

Two students in the West Bank are forced to return home to Gaza, where their love defies tradition. To reach his lover, Qays graffitis poetry across town. A modern retelling of the famous ancient Sufi parable Majnun Layla.

• Release date
• September 4, 2011
• Runtime
• 78 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Susan Youssef

Habibi — Cast

Maisa Abd Elhadi Layla Qais Nashif Qays

Y

Yosef Abu Wardeh Al-Mahdi

A

Amer Khalil Qays' Father

J

Jihad Al-Khattib Walid

B

Basel Husseini Hitham

N

Najwa Mubarki Leyla's Mother

S

Suhell Nafar Fisherman