The jacket from the movie "The Jacket." (Copyright Mirage Production)
A talented actor with sharp humor, whose gentleness is matched by the firmness of his struggle, Palestinian actor Jamal Hindawi plays himself in this remarkable debut feature film by Mathijs Poppe.Theater and Palestine at its heartWe met Jamal Hindawi at the Le Luminor cinema in central Paris, where he managed to present the film alongside Mathijs despite the great difficulties in obtaining a visa and all the necessary paperwork for his departure from Lebanon. Tall, slim, with gray hair, he introduced himself: "My name is Jamal Hindawi, I am Palestinian, I live in the Shatila camp in Lebanon, and I am 60 years old," adding that"I didn't study acting."The man was modest, as he had worked in theater for 30 years and taken part in around 20 plays. It all started while helping drama students from the Lebanese...
A talented actor with sharp humor, whose gentleness is matched by the firmness of his struggle, Palestinian actor Jamal Hindawi plays himself in this remarkable debut feature film by Mathijs Poppe.Theater and Palestine at its heartWe met Jamal Hindawi at the Le Luminor cinema in central Paris, where he managed to present the film alongside Mathijs despite the great difficulties in obtaining a visa and all the necessary paperwork for his departure from Lebanon. Tall, slim, with gray hair, he introduced himself: "My name is Jamal Hindawi, I am Palestinian, I live in the Shatila camp in Lebanon, and I am 60 years old," adding that"I didn't study acting."The man was modest, as he had worked in theater for 30 years and taken part in around 20 plays. It all started while helping drama students from the Lebanese...