Write Down, I Am an Arab (2014)

0.0/10 • 73 min • Documentary History

Overview

"Write Down, I am an Arab" tells the story of Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinian national poet and one of the most influential writers of the Arab world. His writing shaped Palestinian identity and helped galvanize generations of Palestinians to their cause. Born in the Galilee, Darwish's family fled during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and returned a few years later to a ruined homeland. These early experiences would provide the foundation for a writing career that would come to define an entire nation.

Cast

Mahmoud Darwish

Self (archive footage)

Makram J. Khoury

Narrator (voice)

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