release date February 16 2023
A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM holds booming world premiere ahead of its poster’s release
Following Muayad Alayan's A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM's successful world premiere at the 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam's (IFFR) Limelight Section on January 30th, the international sales agent Heretic Films released the film's international poster.
The poster depicts the film’s heroine, Rebecca, sinking below the surface of the water, reflecting the enigmatic journey that she will dive into in an attempt to reveal the mystery around her new home.
A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM has received much international praise, with Neil Young of Screen Daily describing the film as “a familiar-seeming supernatural story enlivened by a strong political streak.”
Moreover, Davide Abbatescianni from Cineuropa said “the creative duo Muayad and Rami Alayan craft a touching coming-of-age tale exploiting some well-known tropes about loss and trauma but in a fresh, powerful fashion.”
After distributing Alayan’s previous two features — THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM (2018) and LOVE, THEFT, AND OTHER ENTANGLEMENTS (2015) — MAD Solutions will also be distributing A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM in the Arab world.
Starring Johnny Harris, Makran Khoury, Souad Feres, Miley Locke, and Sheherazade Makhoul Farrell, A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM was the only Arab project selected for the 36th edition of Cinemart the IFFR Pro's Production market.
The film was co-produced by PalCine Productions in Palestine, Wellington Films in the UK, Red Balloon Films in Germany (who are also collaborating with MAD Solutions in Ameer Fakher Eldin’s YUNAN), Metafora Production in Qatar, and Key Film.
A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM also received several development funds from the Doha Film Institute, Netherlands Film Fund, MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, British Film Institute, and French Consulate General Jerusalem. Additionally, it received the Filmmore Postproduction Award and the AFAC’s Cinema Grant.
Alayan’s directorial debut LOVE, THEFT, AND OTHER ENTANGLEMENTS world premiered at the 2015 Berlinale (Panorama) and was featured at 17 of the world's most prestigious festivals.
A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM is Alayan’s second film to world premiere at Rotterdam, following the success of his sophomore feature THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM, which starred renowned Palestinian actress Maisa Abd Elhadi and won 2 awards at the 2018 IFFR, including the Special Jury Award and Hubert Bals Fund Audience Award. The film went on to feature at more than 50 festivals around the world.
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