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A young girl living in a Palestinian refugee camp learns about her family's history through stories told by three previous generations of refugees.A young girl living in a Palestinian refugee camp learns about her family's history through stories told by three previous generations of refugees.A young girl living in a Palestinian refugee camp learns about her family's history through stories told by three previous generations of refugees.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
Bellamine Abdelmalek
- Additional characters
- (original version)
- (voice)
Zaïra Benbadis
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- (original version)
- (voice)
Fayssal Benbahmed
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- (original version)
- (voice)
Zelie Chalvignac
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- (original version)
- (voice)
- (as Zélie Chalvignac)
Behi Djanati Atai
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- (original version)
- (voice)
- (as Behi Djanita Ataï)
Hakim Faris
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- (original version)
- (voice)
Myriam Loucif
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- (original version)
- (voice)
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This movie can be used in different teaching settings with youth as well as children , preferably with a discussion afterwards. War and oppression, through a child's perspective. Lovely movie.
Its a child's perspective of a problem created by grown ups. While the child is Palestinian, I dont find it to be biased, it simply portrays a reality that unfortunately many children have to live in.
The real live stories are beautifully animated in stop motion and illustration, simply stunning.
Everyone should see this wonderful film about Palestinian refugees. Beautiful made animation and on point story.
The Tower uses the mode of animation to enter deep into palestinian reality. And it works. You get to know several animated characters who during the film seem to turn into persons. The modern history of Palestine is the background and the dynamo of the film. But the heartbeat is the daily life experiences of 4 generations of palestinians, with refugee camps as their base camp, as a provisional yet lasting home - living and loving, fighting and hoping. Hoping one day to be able to use the key they always kept, to get back into the house they once lost, and which someone occupied. So much pain, so much love, so much struggle for dignity and humanity. The animation gets right through to you, without any actors as mediators. Go see it, and contemplate it!
Did you know
- TriviaThe director, Mats Grorud, worked for a year at the Burj el-Barajneh refugee camp and heard the refugees' stories, which he then used as a basis for this film's narrative.
- ConnectionsReferenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Barney's Big Blockbuster (2019)
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- Also known as
- La Tour
- Filming locations
- Bourg-les-Valence, France(Studio)
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- Budget
- €2,135,880 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m(74 min)
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