Inheritance (2012 film)

A Palestinian family living in a small Muslim village in Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Its many members symbolise a community struggling to maintain its identity, torn between modernity and tradition. In the midst of it all is a forbidden love story between the youngest daughter, Hajar (Hafsia Herzi), who has returned from studying abroad, and her Christian lover (Tom Payne). When their father falls into a coma and inches toward death, internal conflicts explode and the familial battles become as merciless as the outside war.

• Hafsia Herzi as Hajar
• Hiam Abbass as Samira
• Yussef Abu Warda as Khalil
• Ashraf Barhom as Ahmad
• Ruba Blal as Saada
• Clara Khoury as Salma
• Makram Khoury as Abu Majd
• Khalifa Natour as Majd
• Tom Payne as Matthew
• Lina Soualem as Alya
• Mouna Soualem as Lana
• Ali Suliman as Marwan
• Ula Tabari as Zeinab
• G. A. Wasi as Cousin Ali

Abbass has stated: "Generally, when you are speaking about Palestinians, you think of them in Ramallah, or the refugees in Syria. Instead I wanted to tell this important part of society: the Palestinians of Israel, who feel partially excluded from the country in which they live, which is why they try and preserve their identity through a strong family structure which makes them feel at home."[1]

• Inheritance on IMDb