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Amid uproar on social media, Netflix releases Jordanian film Farha on forced eviction of Palestinians in 1948

Amid uproar on social media, Netflix releases Jordanian film Farha on forced eviction of Palestinians in 1948

The film depicts the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians where over 750,000 people were forced from their homes.
02 Dec, 2022

Jordanian film Farha, which depicts the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, also known as Nakba, in 1948, is now available on streaming giant Netflix. The film is garnering rave reviews online and its on our weekend watchlist.

The Jordanian film that released on Netflix on Thursday is described as the story of “a 14-year-old girl in 1948 Palestine who watches from a locked pantry as catastrophe consumes her home, right after she persuades her father to let her continue her education in the city.”

According to Al Jazeera, Farha depicts the true story of how more than 750,000 Palestinians were evicted by the Israeli forces as they captured 78 per cent of historic Palestine.

Many people have praised the film’s depiction of the Nakba and the struggles of the Palestinian people.

As the film receives rave reviews online from people across the world, it has predictably been condemned in Israel. Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad campaigned against the film for “defam[ing] Israel and present[ing] the IDF as baby killers.” Outgoing Israeli finance minister Avigdor Lieberman also spoke against the film and suggested that the state funding must withdraw from a theatre in Jaffa that plans on screening it.

The film has been written and directed by Darin J. Sallam and it stars Karam Taher, Ashraf Barhom, Ali Suliman, Tala Gammoh, Sameera Asir, Majd Eid, Firas Taybeh and Samuel Kaczorowski.

Sallam’s film has also been selected as Jordan’s official entry for the Oscars’ Best International Feature alongside Pakistan’s Joyland by Saim Sadiq and India’s Chhello Show by Pan Nalin.

What is Nakba?

Every year on May 15, Palestinians around the world remember the Nakba, during which the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians was carried out in 1948.

According to Al Jazeera, the British government at the time had shown support for a Jewish state but as soon as that mandate expired, Zionist forces declared the establishment of Israel, leading to the first full-scale Arab-Israeli war.

Till this day, the Israel’s military occupation in Palestine remains at core as the conflict continues to grow, making it even more challenging for Palestinians to co-exist.

Comments

Sarat R Kurup Dec 02, 2022 02:32pm
'Farha' is true story, but 'Kashmir files' is fake story. Hypocrisy at its best.
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Truth is bitter Dec 02, 2022 02:51pm
So many crimes, I was watching a BBC documentary. A ex Israeli general was explaining how some Israeli rounded up women to rape, and he justified it as stress of war.
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John Dec 02, 2022 02:52pm
who cares
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Dec 02, 2022 03:08pm
Finally, real truth prevails with a big bang after 75 long and painful years.
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Zak Dec 02, 2022 03:47pm
Good they released it and hope next one will be on Kashmiris of IOK, under most brutal foreign Indian occupation in history.
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Zak Dec 02, 2022 03:49pm
@Truth is bitter So many crimes, I was watching a BBC documentary. A ex Israeli general was explaining how some Israeli rounded up women to rape, and he justified it as stress of war. Imagine such cruelty going on and west, US is worried about LGBT issue in Qatar during football event.
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ENGR Hamid Shafiq Dec 02, 2022 04:07pm
Kashmir and Palestine both are burning issue and can spread if both are not solve in near future.
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Jigen.m19 Dec 02, 2022 04:36pm
Excellent. Need to watch this
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Nighat Dec 02, 2022 04:38pm
@John You definitely Not! Why are you at the site? Since you don't care!
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Usman Raja Dec 02, 2022 04:49pm
This should garner more views then IK and PDM show
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Hamid Dec 02, 2022 04:57pm
Its our moral duty to expose crimes of israel against humanity
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Pro West Dec 02, 2022 05:20pm
Ariel Sharon's own words of using fire as a weapon to drive out villagers come to mind.
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Fast comment Dec 02, 2022 05:58pm
There’s a similarity in Palestine & Kashmir. A film on Kashmir be made by independent maker, such that the voice of suppression leashed on Kashmiri comes to light. The unilateral revocation of Art 370 35-A will remain unacceptable to free world.
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Zeeshan Ahmed Dec 02, 2022 06:06pm
Our heart will always be with Palestine.
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Zeeshan Ahmed Dec 02, 2022 06:07pm
@John most of the civilised world, except a few Republicans.
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Furrukh Rao Dec 02, 2022 06:11pm
@Truth is bitter This is not true.
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Kallu Ram Dec 02, 2022 06:19pm
@Sarat R Kurup TKF is a propaganda film sponsored by the ruling regime that the difference.
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Fawaz Dec 02, 2022 07:19pm
@Sarat R Kurup. Big difference between a widely acknowledged film and toilet paper from our neighbour.
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VoiceOfReason Dec 02, 2022 08:28pm
@Sarat R Kurup Yes that is the case. What does hypocrisy has to do anything with Truth?
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kumaran Dec 02, 2022 08:29pm
More people were displayed more brutally in Kashmir Files which the same people praising this will deny
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Factsmatter Dec 02, 2022 08:42pm
Jews were rounded up and kicked out of every single arab country.
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its me Dec 02, 2022 08:55pm
it may be true but we should not let our Brian hijack by netflix's directors and writers
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its me Dec 02, 2022 08:56pm
@John an ignorant might not care!
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Hisham Marwat Dec 02, 2022 09:05pm
Shame on israel and usa
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Jason Girder Dec 02, 2022 09:11pm
@Sarat R Kurup, well said. Hope there will be a movie about the massacre in what was East Pakistan that later became Bangladesh!
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John wick Dec 02, 2022 10:31pm
@John you cause you commented
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sam Dec 02, 2022 10:41pm
@Sarat R Kurup Right. I know Kashmir files is written and directed by hypocrites.
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sam Dec 02, 2022 10:42pm
@John Not many, only 2 billion people.
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Hamed Dec 02, 2022 10:59pm
@Jason Girder massacre of helpless "Biharis"!
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AH Dec 02, 2022 11:14pm
The truth will come out. They cannot hide the atrocities committed by this evil country called Israel. I will be watching this film. Urge everyone else to do the same
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Mrs.Khalil Dec 02, 2022 11:31pm
India is doing worse with Kashmiri’s . Hope this will be highlighted too
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Syed Ali Dec 02, 2022 11:52pm
Thank you for putting this on otherwise I may not have known.
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Sajid Dec 03, 2022 12:02am
@Sarat R Kurup Palestinian story has been investigated and vetted by third parties unlike Kashmir Files, produced by bias group to justify own actions while trying to blame Pakistan. No third party or international org believe about kashmir stance of india. Get some reading
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Ahmed Dec 03, 2022 12:09am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad united we stand, divided we fall?
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M.sattar Dec 03, 2022 01:32am
The Jews have over the year's managed to weaponise the word anti semitism but thanks to social media which ironically is mostly controlled by Jews is helping to change the status quo and the tide is slowly but surely turning and people see the injustices done to the Palestinians.
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arman Dec 03, 2022 02:01am
@Nighat John is a character of two words arrogant as it may be.
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arman Dec 03, 2022 02:05am
@Hamid Wish we could look right inside our own home and expose the crime before looking outward but as usual we are in denial.
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arman Dec 03, 2022 02:08am
@Factsmatter so true until they chose to become masters instead of slaves
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arman Dec 03, 2022 02:09am
@Zeeshan Ahmed heart is worthless without action
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Jaan Rahmbo Dec 03, 2022 02:59am
@Sarat R Kurup both are true stories, the only hypocrisy here is that of the BJP suppressing Kashmiri peoples right to self determination and attempting to fool the world that all is well in Kashmir.
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Jo Original Dec 03, 2022 05:04am
Watch Israeli movie Zaytoun. The issues are compounded by hatred on both sides.
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Anonymouseee Dec 03, 2022 05:28am
Absolutely stunning and a must watch movie. This truly shows the true colors of Zionist Israeli’s ugly face.
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Az_Iz Dec 03, 2022 08:06am
The champions of human rights in the West, as usual will downplay the Palestinian sufferings.
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P. Nag Dec 03, 2022 08:06am
In seventies, we have seen a wellmade, late Allauddin starrer Pakistani film ZARKA on Palestine issue.
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Az_Iz Dec 03, 2022 08:07am
Muslims throughout the world will continue to support the Palestinians, until they get their lands back.
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Jai Dec 03, 2022 08:18am
@Zeeshan Ahmed … do you know how many Palestinians were killed by Gen. Zia in Jordan?
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boris Dec 03, 2022 08:24am
@Sarat R Kurup Dont waste your time comparing this movie with your kashmir files, which is full of vile hatred and propaganda.
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Mani Dec 03, 2022 09:27am
The fact is Kashmir is illegally occupied by Indian forces against the wishes of majority Kashmiris. Kashmir Files purpose is only to distract from that reality.
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Alcadius Dec 03, 2022 11:03am
@Sarat R Kurup yes, two things can be true at the same time A film based on real events Vs a film based on exaggeration and flimsy evidence. That's not hypocrisy buddy
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Sohail Muzammil Dec 03, 2022 12:11pm
@Jason Girder: There is a book by a Bengali writer Sharmila Bose, name of "Dead Reckoning". Useful for literate people.
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