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The Tower

The Tower

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The Tower

2018

1h 14m

7.1(25 votes)

Animation

Drama

Overview

Eleven-year-old Wardi’s great-grandfather leaves behind a will suggesting looking to the past to find the future. Searching the house, Wardi finds out about her Palestinian homeland from family memories.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Sidi (voice)

Saleh Bakri

Saleh Bakri

Yehia (voice)

Najila Said

Aunt Hanan (voice)

Morad Hassan

Pigeon boy (voice)

Darina Al Joundi

Darina Al Joundi

Lina (voice)

Pauline Ziadé

Pauline Ziadé

Wardi (voice)

Aïssa Maïga

Aïssa Maïga

Tante Hannan (voice)

Mouna Hawa

Mouna Hawa

Makram J. Khoury

Makram J. Khoury

Slimane Dazi

Slimane Dazi

Pigeon Boy (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Mats Grorud
Written by: Trygve Allister Diesen
Ståle Stein Berg
Produced by: Frode Søbstad

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