Walaa!
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Walaa! |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | Arabic , Hebrew , English |
| Publishing year | 2013 |
| length | 70 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK not specified |
| Rod | |
| Director | Noemi Schneider |
| script | Noemi Schneider |
| production | Mirko Schekatz |
| camera | Susanne Kurz |
| cut | Ulrike Tortora |
| occupation | |
Walaa! is a documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian soccer player Walaa Hussein .
content
Walla Hussein, 23, who belongs to the Palestinian minority in Israel, is a successful soccer player in the Palestinian women's national team as well as in an Israeli league club. Mother and brother are critical of their lifestyle, but Walaa wants to play football. She has no husband and does not wear the headscarf. Walaa is accompanied during training, partying and long car journeys between the checkpoints.
criticism
"With her documentary, Noemi Schneider pays tribute to a young woman who demonstrates with her willpower that it is possible to realize oneself even under adverse circumstances."
- Paul Katzenberger : Süddeutsche Zeitung from November 19, 2014
Web links
- Walaa! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Walaa! at br.de