Is this the face of a terrorist?
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.
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Freida Pinto Hiam Abbass Willem Dafoe Vanessa Redgrave Uri Gavriel Alexander Siddig Asma Al Shiukhy Neemeh Khalil Jameel Khoury Basel Husseini Hanna Shammas Ibrahim Husseini Hazem Said Makram J. Khoury Wadeeka Khoury Virginia Amsis Ansam Qupti Fadi Shahen Raed Said Jamal Said Mahmod Debh Huda Al Imam Butros Copty Jude Amous Abdallah El Akal Miral Hasna Murad Shaheen Fatma El-Akel Mahmud Abu-Jazi Najwa Mubarki Amjad Barakat Juliano Mer-Khamis Milad Matar Uri Avrahami Yasmine Al Massri Fatma Yahia Shmil Ben Ari Salwa Nakkara Rami Heuberger Dov Navon Liron Levo Liat Ekta Ruba Blal Tsofit Shpan Muaz Aljubeh Adel Abou Raya Ana Akwai Uri Klauzner Hai Maor Pini Mittelman Sanaa Ali Hind Halabi Saeed Gazzawi Ziad Bakri Yolanda El Karam Samar Qawasmi Sama Boullata Sama Abu-Khadir Hala Kurd Raja'i Khateeb Rana Al Qawasmi Frida Elraheb Muataz Welteadi Mohammad Welteadi Oz Zehavi Omar Metwally Iman Aoun Faten Khoury Adnan Tarabshi Rozeen Bisharat Shredi Jabarin Ashraf Farah Hanin Halabi Roy Gurai Doron Ben-David Zohar Shtrauss Ruth Cats Ami Weinberg Yoav Levi Munther Fahmi Rawda Doraid Liddawi Stella Schnabel Sharon Alexander Firas Abo Alnor François Abou Salem Abed Zuabi Amit Bar-am Ibrahim Firawi Vito Schnabel Lana Zreik François-Xavier Decraene Jawhara Baker Anis Nacrour Nina Burleigh Adham Abu Aqel Lana Abd Elhadi Majd Hajjaj Rimawi Hassan Taha Loai Nofi
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