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Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Archipel
2010 0h 24m AR
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6.0
MID
★6.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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Abed, a young Palestinian, enters Israel illegally by passing under the Wall, through the sewers. He works in a restaurant in the West of Jerusalem. On his day off, Abed decides to go home with a mysterious white box. It is the beginning of a long journey.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Giacomo Abbruzzese
- Writers
- Giacomo Abbruzzese
- Languages
- Arabic
- Countries
- France, Italy, Palestinian Territory
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Giacomo Abbruzzese directs. Giacomo Abbruzzese cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Italy, Palestinian Territory. Dialogue in Arabic.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 16 years ago.
- 3International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, Palestinian Territory.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Editor Giacomo Abbruzzese shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6IMDB entry: tt1843102 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Giacomo Abbruzzese
- Runtime
- 24 min · 0h 24m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- AR
- IMDB
- Archipel (2010)
Also by
Giacomo Abbruzzese
Key crew
- EditorGiacomo Abbruzzese
- ProducerGiacomo Abbruzzese
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2010-01-01
