Miral (2010) on Netflix
Hind Husseini takes in 55 orphaned children after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the Dar Al-Tifel Institute is founded. In 1978 Miral, five, is sent by her father after her mother dies.
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Plot summary
In 1948, on her way to work in Jerusalem, Hind Husseini finds 55 orphaned children in the street and takes them into her home and gives them food and shelter. Their number grows to almost 2,000 within six months, and the Dar Al-Tifel Institute is founded. In 1978, after her mother dies, Miral's father sends her to the Institute at the age of five. Miral grows up within its walls, little aware of the troubles outside.
Cast
- Asma Al Shiukhyas Woman Wrapping Body
- Neemeh Khalilas Woman Wrapping Body
- Basel Husseinias Brother Khalid
- Hanna Shammasas Husseini Brother
- Ibrahim Husseinias Husseini Brother
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Miral (2010)
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- The premiere of Miral at the UN General Assembly was opposed by the Israeli government and the American Jewish Committee, which said the film showed Israel in a "highly negative light." The Jewish-American director Julian Schnabel urged AJC members to see it, saying they had misunderstood his intent.
- The Palestinian girl of the title, Miral, is the author Rula Jebreal: the film is based on her novel, a strongly autobiographical account of her own youth in the West Bank.
- The MPAA first gave Miral an R rating for "some violent content including a sexual assault," but after The Weinstein Company appealed, the film was reclassified to PG-13 for "thematic material" as well as the violent content.
