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his new film
Huda’s Salon, after filming in Nazareth and Bethlehem was shut down twice because of the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, at the Cairo International Film Festival, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker gave a masterclass via video, after which he spoke to
The National from his home in
Nazareth.
It’s been a frustrating year for Abu-Assad, 59,
who under normal circumstances would currently be travelling to festivals around the world presenting his eighth feature film. “The film should now be completed and ready in March; that’s nine months later than planned,” he says
.
Starring Arab superstars Maisa Abd Elhadi, Manal Awad and Ali Suliman,