Farha (film)

Farha
Directed byDarin J. Sallam
Screenplay byDarin J. Sallam
Produced by
  • Deema Azar
  • Ayah Jardaneh
  • William Johansson Kalen
Starring
CinematographyRachelle Aoun
Edited byPierre Laurent
Production
companies
  • TaleBox
  • Laika Film & Television
  • Chimney
Distributed byPicture Tree International
Release dates
Running time
92 minutes
Countries
  • Jordan
  • Sweden
  • Saudi Arabia
Languages

Farha (Arabic: فرحة, romanizedFarḥa) is a 2021 internationally co-produced historical drama film written and directed by Darin J. Sallam. The film depicts a Palestinian girl's coming-of-age experience during the Nakba, the 1948 displacement of Palestinians from their homeland. Sallam based the screenplay on a true story that she was told as a child about a girl named Radieh. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on 14 September 2021.