Young Rebecca is forced to move with her father from the UK to Jerusalem, in the hope that a new beginning can help her heal from her mother’s sudden death. Soon after settling into an old house Rebecca befriends Rasha, a Palestinian girl only she can see.
Is Rasha a figment of Rebecca’s imagination or is she connected to the home’s troubled history?
This poignant tale explores memory, loss and the longing for home amidst the complexities of relations between Israel and Palestine.
Director Muayad Alayan
Screenplay Rami Alayan
Producer Rachel Robey
Cast Johnny Harris, Miley Locke, Sheherazade Makhoul Farrell
Sales agent Heretic
UK distributor Peccadillo Pictures
Credits summary A PalCine Productions and Wellington Films production, supported by BFI (awarding National Lottery funding), Netherlands Film Fund, MOIN Hamburg Filmförderung and Pont Neuf Productions present, in association with MAD solutions
Festival highlights Bosphorus Film Festival, International Fim Festival Rotterdam, Glasgow Film Festival