Five West Bank nuns have their daily routine of silence interrupted when a Jewish family knocks on their door asking for help.
If it is about religion or politics It is difficult to approach a series or film without falling into provocations or disrespect. Even more so in these times where there is so much susceptibility and little patience to know how to understand when it is a joke or when it is not.
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In this case, director Basil Khalil approached the conflict from a comedy perspective, in his 15-minute short film, “Ave Maria”Find out what it’s all about here.
What is Ave Maria, the Netflix movie, about?
The daily life of a little boy group of nuns, who live under the vow of silence in the middle of the stony West Bank desert, is altered by the arrival of a Israeli settler family whose car crashed into the wall of the convent.
Will the kind nuns help this family, relying on religious dogmas? Will they be able to return to their country of origin? In this short film, the director will have the difficult mission of putting us in the shoes of these people and involving us in the story.
Trailer for Ave Maria, a Netflix movie
Cast of Ave Maria, Netflix movie
- Maria Zreik (Mr. Marie)
- Huda Al Imam (Mr. Marie Angeline)
- Shady Srour (Moshe)
- Ruth Farhi (Esther)
- Maya Koren (Rachel)
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