Summer 2022

An absorbing and moving account of the lives of ordinary people on the Gaza strip, largely away from the headline-grabbing demonstrations and bombings that define them in the news. Come to see how people in Gaza live their day-to-day lives in extraordinary circumstances.

Gianni is a middle-aged man living in Rome with his imposing and demanding elderly mother. His only outlet from her and the increasing debt into which they are sinking, are the increasingly frequent quiet sessions at the local tavern. As an Oriental saying goes, 'Moments of crisis are moments of opportunities'. These appear during the celebration of the holiday of Ferragosto on 15 August. That's when everybody leaves town to have fun. Opportunity knocks on Gianni's door in the most unexpected way,