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Mel Karade Rabba is a bold project that tells the story of an ordinary man's life, his struggle to become a revolutionary. Writer-director Raed Sulaibi has created a powerful drama full of nuance, even by the standards of Palestinian cinema. The film follows Khaled (Tahar Ma‘ali), who resembles an exhausted farmer in appearance and demeanor: he plows the land and does not ask for much in return and is soon ignored and abandoned by his son who has gone off to serve in the Israeli military. When we first meet him he is heading home after asking forgiveness from God for doing nothing with his life while His creations die around him. It’s a bleak start, but Khaled is an engaging character, full of life and at times quite funny. He’s also passionate about his land and refuses to let it be taken away without fighting back. His son, Yousef (Ali Al-Najjar), who has gone off to fight instead of working the land like his father, is arrested by Israeli soldiers. We learn that the younger man returned home with an Israeli girlfriend to receive a beating from his father; Yousef takes this as proof that he doesn’t love him enough. The sequence is shocking but not surprising to Palestinian audiences. Khaled’s quiet courage and his refusal to be bullied by the Israelis or his own son regarding the land make him an appealing figure; we root for him as we watch him learn, at age 55, how to handle a gun and put together a plan. He has just enough support from his wife (Iman Ayoub) and friends to keep going, but he must fight the government and his own son alone. The film’s title translates as "Father of Rabba," which means “great father” in Arabic; Khaled is a devoted father who wants nothing more than for his son to know that he loves him. Meanwhile, Yousef is not a well-developed character, and his actions are often hard to understand. It is clear that he has spent much time in a military prison and feels disconnected from his family. He returns to his father’s home with a new idea of how the conflict should be fought, but he doesn’t communicate any of this meaningfully to anyone. The result is an interesting but frustrating film about the way fighters are created rather than one about questions of land ownership or family dynamics. The film's action sequences are powerful but relatively brief, and they ultimately feel not so much like the result of an organic character arc as they do the director’s chosen path. Ma‘ali is great in the lead role, but he doesn't get enough time to build his character over the course of the film. Khaled's transformation is too rushed; we never get to see him grow into his political perspective. Because “Mel Karade Rabba” deals with strong political issues, it contains explicit material that could be considered shocking by some viewers. The film deals with local realities that deserve attention, even if they aren’t pleasant to watch or listen to. cfa1e77820
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