Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem (1994): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1994, Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem is a drama film directed by Ridha Behi, running about 84 minutes.

What it’s about. Both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are sensitively explored in the Tunisian-French drama. Richard, a French TV journalist has been assigned to do a political story in Jerusalem the night before Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat sign their peace accord. Richard is glad to go as it gives him a chance to see his girlfriend Esther, a psychologist. Esther's father Moshe is continually tormented by his Holocaust memories. Hammoudi, nicknamed "Local Radio," is Richard's taxi driver and guide. He tells Richard the story of his family which was uprooted in 1948 resulting in the disappearance of his grandmother. Mysteriously, her picture appeared in a recent Arabic newspaper. Richard, intrigued, decides to center his investigations upon "Local Radio's" story. As he delves deeper into their lives he discovers that the ancient rivalries between the Israeli's and Palestinians is far too deep and complex to be easily explained away.

Who’s in it. Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem stars Jacques Perrin as Richard, Salim Daw as Hammoudi, aka 'Radio Locale', Salim Daw as Hammoudi, aka 'Radio Locale' and Youssef Aiani, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem page.

If you liked it. Fans of Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.