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Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly’s 2020 short film follows the interactions with friends and family back home in Gaza while living in exile in Northern Norway, not being able to return. Jabaly’s first award-winning feature Ambulance was released a few years prior, and his latest film Life is Beautiful – Al Haya Helwa premiered in November 2023 to great acclaim and broad distribution. Together, the three films form a trilogy on Exile from Palestine.
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Main credits
Jabaly, Mohamed (film director)
Jabaly, Mohamed (screenwriter)
Other credits
Editing, Mohamed Jabaly.
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How are you?
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I\'m good, it\'s very cold.
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Come here and see the real cold
and darkness.
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Okay dude, you wake up
being warm inside.
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You open the tap,
you get boiling water.
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It makes different.
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In the morning here you open the tap,
the water is freezing-
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you don\'t even dare to wash your face.
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I wish to have a hot shower,
like the old days in Norway.
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I used to take 4 showers a day.
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Even when I\'m bored
I go and take shower.
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Let\'s try skype, I feel it\'s
not clear here.
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It\'s like this,
Life is like this.
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My horoscope saying there
is a surprise love hiding for me.
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It\'s funny that love is attacking me,
coming hitting me in the face.
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What song would
you like to listen?
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I want to listen to George Wassouf
\"Al Habayeb\"
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\"The lovers who
always treat us with love\"
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They cut the electricity?
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I see they cut the electricity.
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The electricity is cut.
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Hey Ali
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How is your work?
Is there anything new?
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It\'s the same,
I\'m still working in art and painting.
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In the current situation,
no one is satisfied.
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Whatever is your work
or your position.
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I\'m filling my time here at this company.
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How is it today?
Is it snowing?
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One, two, three...
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I\'m watching the news and
following what\'s happening in Gaza.
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The situation is bad,
it\'s kind of standby mode!
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It\'s like the wind before the storm.
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At any moment,
everything can be turn upside down.
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It\'s transforming,
the government not in control.
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Watching our life in slow.
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It\'s getting crazy.
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The employees haven\'t been paid,
they are waiting for the wages.
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Add on that the ongoing division
between Fatah and Hamas.
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Many issues...
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On top of that people are still living
in patience, resilience.
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Sticking with hope,
for how long this situation will last.
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I\'m optimistic,
hopefully it will be better...
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Here is Falafel, can you see?
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It\'s nice.
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What\'s happening in Norway?
recently I saw a report saying,
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The ice mountains in Norway
are melting down.
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It\'s miserable situation.
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Climate is changing.
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Here is Tamer with you.
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I feel that you are in
chrome studio.
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No one is calling or asking.
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All the guys are tired.
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It\'s hard situation.
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How much does a lamb cost?
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What?
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The internet is bad.
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Don\'t make fun of
our internet.
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Azmi is thinking about
his future.
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Oh God.
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The internet, the internet.
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We stood in the street.
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We are standing in
the street.
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The moon is shining,
it\'s the only light.
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It\'s like a LED-light in the sky.
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Where is the place which
has the green lights in sky?
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I don\'t know what they call it?
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Here in this area where I live.
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It\'s called the northern-Light.
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What does it call?
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Aurora, the northern light.
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The northern light.
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Yes, that\'s it,
have you seen it in your eyes?
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Oh, yeah
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How was it?
like a green-LED?
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They are talking about ceasefire
and fixing the situation.
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The immigration situation,
it\'s getting difficult.
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Italy is arguing with EU,
I\'m following the news.
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I have two friends in Turkey,
they want to go to Greece.
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They were stopped at
the border over 3 times.
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They might return to Gaza.
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Dude, this is the car\'s light.
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Now it\'s too much light Mr..
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A friend of us calling from the Arctic.
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It\'s Jabaly,
do you remember him?
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Yes!
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Everyone in town knows him.
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Did you see them?
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Yeah, wait I want to
take a screenshot.
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Get back a little bit.
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Is it better?
- No, show Tamer in the frame.
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Tamer get inside a little bit,
yes like that.
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It looks nice,
just hold the camera.
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It\'s okay for now, here is Azmi.
- Good night, Dude.
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Good night Ali,
Take care.
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Good night Jameel,
I was so happy to see you all.
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You don\'t need to see us,
just live your life and be happy.
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Here is the border line,
I won\'t get closer.
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Live coverage of the
demonstration in Rafah
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There are many Israeli snipers
taking spots in eastern of Gaza strip.
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Smelling teargas...
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You need a real Alcohol liquor.
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Mohamed! Did Yasser get shot?
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-Yes, he got killed.
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Oh God, No!
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yesterday, he sent me materials for our film.
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-May him rest in peace,
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This news broke my heart.
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I have no words to say, It hurts.
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Oh man, it\'s broke my heart.
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♪Never mind!♪
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As long as the horses are agitated
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There is nothing wrong
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As long as the knights are oblivious
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Never mind!
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As long as bullets stitching
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filled with bombed
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there is nothing wrong.
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Never mind!
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As long as the roses are in the blood grazed
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There is nothing wrong
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As long as the mind is oblivious and lost
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There is nothing wrong
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As long as the jasmine is melted
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Never mind!
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There is nothing wrong
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As long as the awakeness supernatural
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and drowsiness in eyes
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The pressure hit me while
I\'m standing on the window.
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Open the windows and move away.
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More than 10 missiles attacked
and hit the same location.
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The warplanes attacked several locations
in the eastern of Jabalia city.
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the warplanes and drones are still flying
in the sky over Gaza...
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There is no electricity?
I can\'t see you.
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-How are you, mom?
-I\'m good, I miss you.
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The voice is not clear.
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Today, I went to
the funeral of Yasser.
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How are the guys?
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They are good, everyone
says hello to you.
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Aboud said \"If Mohamed was in Gaza,
he would have gone to film at the border\"
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I told him: It\'s good that he isn\'t here.
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What is this?
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Who is sitting with you in the...?
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Who is sitting with you in the...?
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What all this hair?
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Is it your real hair or
is it a wig?
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Hey dude, turn it back!
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Haytham, the electricity is cut?
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Yes, they cut it, it just comes
for 4 hours here.
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Calm down.
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Bring Ahmed here, he is standing
on the door.
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Look here!
hey you, look in my eyes.
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I am an Austrian citizen
with all rights and duties.
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Be careful.
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Beware, a first-class
Austrian citizen.
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Ahmed, when should we visit
Mohamed?
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The problem where
Mohamed lives It\'s cold,
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What are we going to do there?
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No sun there, it doesn\'t leave,
or all the day is night.
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I want to try and live the
24 hours dark day.
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The winter is 3 month
of darkness.
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Oh my god, you don\'t
see the sun!
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Oh no!
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Do you have a downtown or
what?
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a city, market or something?
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Yes! there is!
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Do you have an ID?
did the give you one?
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I have just my residency card.
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Do they recognize you?
or just as a foreign visitor?
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It\'s getting old.
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You don\'t like it
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Use it as a paper roll for
cheese or Falafel.
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Put this passport on the table
and use it for Falafel.
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No, It\'s better for
roasted nuts.
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Hello, how are you?
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Hey Aboud,
How are you?
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I really miss your tea Alaa,
do you see?
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Today is my birthday,
congrats me.
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Oh, really!
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Happy birthday.
00:19:49.480 --> 00:19:52.640
Oh man, you look like a
Scandinavian.
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You are getting white.
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No, what white....
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It\'s just because of the light
is white.
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Sure?
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There is no sun here
to get tan.
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Listen! Barcelona tonight will lose
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What\'s up!
what do you do, now?
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I\'m working on my next film.
00:20:10.640 --> 00:20:14.480
You haven\'t been active since a while,
what\'s up!
00:20:14.480 --> 00:20:18.200
I\'m a little bit away from
posting on facebook.
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No, just post new photos
it\'s good.
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I have this sensitivity
towards people.
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I don\'t want people to think
of me different.
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Fuck the people, man!
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You work for yourself,
you already passed that.
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Leave the people,
don\'t think of them.
00:20:34.160 --> 00:20:34.920
Wtf...
00:20:38.240 --> 00:20:40.160
Keep doing and working.
00:20:40.520 --> 00:20:41.480
Don\'t worry, I will
00:20:41.480 --> 00:20:42.960
Do you want to see the view?
00:20:43.240 --> 00:20:44.760
Yes, show me the view.
00:20:44.760 --> 00:20:45.960
Close your eyes.
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Oh
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I see myself there.
00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:55.800
It\'s because of the glass,
it\'s your reflection.
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I thought I\'m there.
00:20:59.600 --> 00:21:02.360
Do you still have
my picture at our office?
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Oh yes, it\'s here.
00:21:06.000 --> 00:21:07.160
That\'s really great
00:21:09.560 --> 00:21:12.360
Why the office looks messy?
00:21:12.480 --> 00:21:15.080
Why should I care,
you are away.
00:21:15.080 --> 00:21:17.360
I\'m not like before,
you were pushing for that.
00:21:17.480 --> 00:21:20.400
Does anyone use my desk?
or did you take it out?
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They took it,
I didn\'t dare to move it.
00:21:23.160 --> 00:21:25.520
This is our new solar batteries.
00:21:25.520 --> 00:21:27.400
Is it instead of the generator?
00:21:27.800 --> 00:21:29.080
Yes it\'s new solar batteries.
00:21:29.080 --> 00:21:31.280
Let me check if my fingerprint
is still working.
Distributor: First Hand Films
Length: 22 minutes
Date: 2020
Genre: Expository
Language: Arabic
Grade: College, Adults
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Closed Captioning: Available
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