Trailer
Christine, a Russian living in Gaza, manages a hair salon that happens to be located next door to a gang headquarters. In the courtyard between the two, gangster Ahmed displays the lion he nabbed from the Gaza zoo. When the police stage an operation to liberate the lion, the situation escalates, and Christine is trapped inside the salon with her ten-year-old daughter, her assistant, and ten customers. However, she stills has weddings to prepare for and relationship problems to argue about with her clients. All of that while the lion naps next door. Cannes 2015.
Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser
Arab and Tarzan were born in Gaza and graduated in painting from al-Aqsa University in Gaza before transitioning to filmmaking. They directed together the shorts Colourful Journey (2010), Condom Lead (2013), Apartment 10/14 (2014) and With Premeditation (2014). This is their first feature film.