“i resign myself to God… why must we suffer this?” a slice of life in Gaza amidst a dangerous war zone, where the humorous and touching moments come from the inhabitants themselves. takes place in one single location, a woman’s salon, where each of the women have their own…

Jackie

This is not really a comedy. When one lives with rockets flying over one head, humour is probably the only way one can survive. This is a slice of live in Gaza; a chaotic permanent war zone where people try to live as normal as they can.

mike L

le pire/meilleur huit clos auquel j'ai assisté et participé, plus témoin que spectatrice, c'est émotionnellement oppressant, mon petit cœur tout mou faisait que chteboumboum, le son est effroyable tous les tirs et bombardements alors qu'en tant que spectateurice on le subit…

ynyssiative

IFFK2023 Day 4 Movie 13 Why are film makers so afraid to call out American imperialism and Israel? This movie had a lot of things going right, great performances, interesting characters comprising of old and young women with interesting backstories, a claustrophobic tense…

Jeeva_Janaki

For me, a brutal punch in the guts. All of the women in the salon have their own storyline and their own personality, in a disturbingly realistic way. This movie is a diverse palette of the Gaza population, with well needed humourous moments here and there. While war rages…

charlie

Coen brothers are probably the best at dark comedy. The Nasser brothers are best at finding comedy in dark and real situations. From the films I've seen so far they tell compelling stories about living in occupied Gaza with a lot of funny moments but then snap you back to…

Albert Baier

Free Palestine.

Lily

Dégradé reminds me of 12 Angry Men or Tape in how the confined setting of a single room contributes to the mounting tension between characters. Separate from those films, though, this one has something very unique: depictions of Gazan women, old, young, indifferent,…

TimoFido

O salão de beleza como refúgio das mulheres. Mas também como prisão. É brincando com essa dualidade que Dégradé consegue através de dez mulheres enclausuradas dentro do salão da Christine vomitar todos seus medos, anseios, desejos, crises, vontades e sonhos. Mesmo que se…

Vitor Stefano