A Jordanian movie ‘Farha’ which had faced severe backlash from Israel over its release on Netflix has been helmed by filmmaker Darin Sallam who has rejected the pressure against the movie.
‘Farha’ portrays the ethnic cleansing of Palestine during the 1948 Nakba, when Zionist forces declared the creation of the State of Israel. Darin Sallam rejected the pressure after the film depicted events of the 1948 Nakba, where the Israeli forces murdered a family, including a baby.
During an interview, Sallam said, “I’m not afraid, to tell the truth. We need to do this because films live, and we die. This is why I decided to make this film. Not because I’m political, but because I’m loyal to the story that I heard.”
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The film has vexed Israeli officials, who have slammed Farha and even threatened consequences for its airing, he said by adding, “It’s crazy that Netflix decided to stream a movie whose whole purpose is to create a false pretense and incite against Israeli soldiers,” outgoing Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman said in a recent statement.
Sallam revealed her mother told her the story of a young girl locked up in her room amid the partition of Palestine in 1948. “She was locked up by her father to protect her life,” Sallam narrated.
