When I Saw You (, translit. Lamma Shoftak) is a 2012 Palestinian drama film directed by Annemarie Jacir. The film was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. It won Best Asian Film at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival (NETPAC Award).
Premise 1967. The world is alive with change: brimming with reawakened energy, new styles, music and an infectious sense of hope. In Jordan, a different kind of change is underway as tens of thousands of refugees pour across the border from Palestine. Having been separated from his father in the chaos of war, Tarek, 11, and his mother Ghaydaa, are amongst this latest wave of refugees. Placed in "temporary" refugee camps made up of tents and prefab houses until they would be able to return, they wait, like the generation before them who arrived in 1948. With difficulties adjusting to life in Harir camp and a longing to be reunited with his father, Tarek searches for a way out, and discovers a new hope emerging with the times. Eventually his free spirit and curious nature lead him to a group of people on a journey that will change their lives.
Cast Mahmoud Asfa as Tarek Ruba Blal as Ghaydaa Saleh Bakri as Layth Anas Algaralleh as Mr. Nasser Ali Elayan as Abu Akram Ruba Shamshoum as Zain Ahmad Srour as Touissant Firas W. Taybeh as Majed
Accolades Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref. 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Children's Feature Film 2013 Young Artist Award Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Young Actor Mahmoud Asfa 2013 Best Asian Film Berlin International Film Festival – NETPAC Award
See also List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Palestinian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
https://www.philistinefilms.com/wisy http://whenisawyou.com/