Who is Still Alive

MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)

Switzerland, France, Palestine | Arabic | Color | 113 min


 Nine voices from Gaza. Nine people who tell of their life before, then during the war, in the neighbourhood whose outline they draw in chalk on the ground. By recreating their own Jabaliya, Nuseirat or Khan Younis, each character unveils their minuscule and fragile space of humanity, which corresponds to the dreams, hopes, dangers, comfort and discomfort of a life oppressed, prevented, but not yet reduced to ashes, not yet totally plunged into oblivion. By telling us their stories, the protagonists attempt to reconnect with themselves, to stop being ghosts. Simply, to come back to life. 
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Film Details

Director: Nicolas Wadimoff

Countries: Switzerland, France, Palestine

Languages: Arabic

Runtime: 113 min

Color: Color

Nicolas Wadimoff

 Nicolas Wadimoff, after directing his first film, founded Akka Films in 2003 to support Palestinian filmmakers. Aisheen, shot in Gaza, premiered at the Berlinale. Operation Libertad screened at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, Spartans won the Soleure Prize, and The Apology of Gaza opened Locarno’s Critics’ Week. Who Is Still Alive premiered at Venice 2025. 

Additional Information

Contacts:

Writers: Nicolas Wadimoff

Cast:

Production Company:

Producer: Ketsia Stocker, Nicolas Wadimoff, Nadia Turincev, Omar El Kadi, Ossama Bawardi, May Jabeeren

Editor: Jean Reusser

Cinematographer: Camille Cottagnoud, Leandro Monti