Official submission of Palestine to the best foreign language film category of the 87th Academy Awards 2015.
Fiesty 9 year old Palestinian girl Malak Ermileh from Balata Refugee Camp near Nablus changed the script from a father searching for his son - to searching for his daughter. She accompanied her brother to the audition and stole the show.
Khaled Abol Naga, an Egyptian Superstar, perfected the Palestinian dialect for the film. He was the first Arab star to enter Palestinian Territory and the Palestinian screen.
Souad Massi made three original songs for the film - now on her soundtrack released in 2015 El Mutakallimûn (Masters of the Word).
Renown singer Souad Massi in her first acting role, wrote and sang three original songs for the film.