Picnic in Gaza

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Picnic in Gaza is a 2014 English film directed by Philippe Vartan Khazarian.

This tale of unrequited love and intermingled deceit explores the universal dynamics of the invisible subconscious forces at work in close human relationships - and each person's drive for self-destruction - our death wish.

Plot

Katrina Meers is a postgrad sociology student in love with a surgeon stranded in Gaza, Claude Rhodes. Some time ago, she teamed up on LinkedIn with a London-based French equity finance investor, Dan Morere, sponsor of her 'humanitarian' initiative to the strip – her plan, to rendezvous with Aid Convoy en route. Until D-Day things were smooth, controlled; but the cracks show in her plan, when Katrina has her first subconscious slip: she forgets her A to Z London road map and has to call Dan, for help ... as he embarks in her car to get her to Dover, soon things become far more complicated than they seem.

Cast

Elisa Lasowski as Katrina Meers

Sharlit Deyzac as Franka Withakay

Mathieu Delarive as Dan Morere

Virgile Bramly as Abe Emerson Jr

Steve Smith as Claude Rhodes

Raffaella Boscolo as Annunziata

Elana Callegari as Rachele

Giovanni Franzoni as Felice

Celil Nalçakan as Jaleel

Belen Kurtdis as Ali

Fehim Karharslon as Ahmed

Merve Boysan as Amina

Aytac Ozgur as Abdul

Banu Cicek as Sahiha

Umut Oğuz as Abdir

with the voices of Hilary Sandi - Frédéric Souterelle - Jochen Hägele

Crew

Directed by: Philippe Vartan Khazarian

Screenplay by: Philippe Vartan Khazarian

Produced by: PVK Pictures

Produced in association with: Ghostwriters Associates,Beaucoup Films,Alter Ego,Berwick Post.

Director of photography

Edited by: Philippe Vartan Khazarian

Production Coordinator: Paola Brunetti

Certifications

BFI Certification

Filming locations

Shot in nine countries, from London to Gaza : United Kingdom, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt.

References

Picnic in Gaza Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA