Birth: NULL/NULL/1953 Death:NULL/NULL/NULL
Born in Al-Banna, Galilee, in 1953; studied Acting and Theater at Tel Aviv University, graduating in 1976; worked as a film and theater actor; played in different controversial films by Israeli, Palestinian and international directors, incl. The Body (Hollywood, 2001), in Costa Gavros’ Hanna K, Saverio Costanzo’s Private, Michel Khleifi’s The Jewel of the Seven Stars (1993) and Rashid Masharawi’s Haifa (1997); writer, co-producer and director of Jenin Jenin (2002), a film about the April 2002 Israeli invasion into Jenin Refugee Camp, which was initially banned by Israel but won Best Film at the Carthage International Film Festival in 2002 and the International Prize for Mediterranean Documentary Filmmaking & Reporting in 2003.
