Leaving her village to pursue her dream of becoming an actress, Hiam Abbass (Inheritance) left behind her mother, grandmother, and seven sisters. Thirty years later, her daughter and director Lina returns with her on a journey through the vanished places scattered across the memories of four generations of brave Palestinian women. This poetic and intimate film transcends the boundaries of their family home to examine grief, identity, and the energy that drives us to find ourselves. It is a tender yet resilient film about women and the places that shaped them, a film navigating through anxiety and longing to forgiveness and reconciliation. Without hatred, but not without smoldering anger, the film critically examines statelessness and confronts the rupture and trauma of exile. Because how do you find your place – in every sense – when you are banished from your homeland, from your family? The director delicately weaves her own family stories passed down through four generations, foregrounding the healing power of storytelling, while the tragic history of Palestine echoes in the background.

Awards and festivals:

Venice Film Festival – Giornate degli Autori (2023) – world premiere; Toronto Film Festival (2023); BFI London Film Festival (2023) – Grierson Award for Best Documentary; Cinemed (2023) – Ulysse Decipro Award; FIFAM (2023) – Audience Award; Marrakech Film Festival (2023) – Best Film; Festival de cinéma En Ville! (2024) – Best Film; Antenna Documentary Film Festival (2024) – Best Documentary, Audience Award; Dublin International Film Festival (2024) – Best Documentary, ICCL Human Rights Award