Palestinian filmmaker shows refugees' agony of waiting
6th Sep 2005, 23:00 GMT
Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi draws the Venice festival into the lost world of the Middle East's teeming refugee camps with his sometimes ironic look at his compatriots' destiny in his latest film "Waiting." "We Palestinians have the feeling of not being in control of our destiny.
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