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The Apollo of Gaza

In 2013, a 2,000-year-old statue of Apollo was found near Gaza, only to disappear all of a sudden. Apollo, god of art, beauty and divinations, incites all sorts of rumors, even the craziest ones. The Apollo of Gaza is at once an inquiry and a meditation on history, plunging us into the barely known reality of a territory that is still paying the price of wars and a merciless blockade, but where life also subsists, undefeated. By bringing a little light to the sky of Gaza, the statue and its stupefying story could return some dignity and hope to all people.

Top Cast

  • Bruno Todeschini

    Bruno Todeschini

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Jean-Baptiste Humbert

    Jean-Baptiste Humbert

    Self

  • Walid Al-Aqqad

    Walid Al-Aqqad

    Self

  • Jawdat Abu Ghurab

    Jawdat Abu Ghurab

    Self

  • Nafez Abed

    Nafez Abed

    Self

  • Jawdat Khoudary

    Jawdat Khoudary

    Self

  • Heyam Al-Bitar

    Heyam Al-Bitar

    Self

  • Sofiane Salman

    Sofiane Salman

    Self

  • Gil Chaya

    Gil Chaya

    Self

Overview

In 2013, a 2,000-year-old statue of Apollo was found near Gaza, only to disappear all of a sudden. Apollo, god of art, beauty and divinations, incites all sorts of rumors, even the craziest ones. The Apollo of Gaza is at once an inquiry and a meditation on history, plunging us into the barely known reality of a territory that is still paying the price of wars and a merciless blockade, but where life also subsists, undefeated. By bringing a little light to the sky of Gaza, the statue and its stupefying story could return some dignity and hope to all people.

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