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World Premiere, Wide Angle: Documentary Competition, 2025

Habibi Hussein

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Director Alex BAKRI

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Hussein Darby, the last projectionist of Cinema Jenin in Palestine, thought it a golden opportunity. When a German NGO came to restore the theater, Hussein was ready to prove his skills. He believed that it would help him get his job back. To revive the 50-year-old projector, he travels across the West Bank and even attempts to enter Israel. But he doesn’t know that his era has already passed. Alex Bakri captures this anachronistic struggle with a warm, friendly gaze. The passion and commitment in Bakri’s lens mirrors Hussein’s own. ‘Habibi’ in the title means ‘my beloved.’ This is a cinematic tribute from the director, giving Hussein the praise he longed for but never heard: Hussein, you are the best.

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Screenings3

Sat, 09/20

16:3018:28

CGV Centum City 4

191Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Sun, 09/21

09:3011:28

KOFIC Theater

315Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Tue, 09/23

13:0014:33

CGV Centum City 3

426KE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Film details

Director: Alex BAKRI
Country/Region: Palestine, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Sweden
Year: 2025
Length: 96min
Section: Wide Angle: Documentary Competition
Edition: Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
Premiere: World Premiere
Format: DCP, Color
Selection: Competitive section
Elsewhere: Festival page Letterboxd IMDb TMDB

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Alex BAKRI

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Director: Alex BAKRI
Cast: Hussein DARBY
Production company: Odeh Films, kaske film

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