Grandma, a Thousand Times

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Grandma, a Thousand Times

2010

48m

Documentary

Biography

Music

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Teta Fatima struggles to cope with the silence of her once-buzzing house and imagines what awaits her beyond death.

Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Warmhearted and defiantly unsentimental, "Grandma, a Thousand Times" gains lightness from Teta's tart observations ... and the director's stylistic sprightliness.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 2, 2011

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

Director Mahmoud Kaabour is Fatima's grandson, and she instantly seizes on--lightly, in her way--the guilt and panic that's inspired him to make this film.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 30, 2011

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Aaron Hillis

Village Voice

It's at least enough to inspire a phone call to your own grandparents.

Nov 29, 2011

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Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters

Teta, Alf Marra is a loving portrait of Teta's aging process, at once funny and reverent, amiable and acute.

Dec 7, 2011

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Doris Toumarkine

Film Journal International

Charming, short tribute to Lebanese filmmaker's beloved Beirut grandmother, her memories and deep-rooted values is more home movie than big-screen-worthy, but will warm up any screen.

Dec 1, 2011

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Don Groves

sbs.com.au

Touching doco profiles a proud lioness of Lebanon.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 28, 2011

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A beautiful heartwarming film, with abundant production value. A friendly reminder of how low budget everyday films are among the most emotional and artistic movies out there. I may be biased given this movie was shot in my home country...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Mahmoud Kaabour

Director

Mahmoud Kaabour

Actor

Eva Sayre

Actor

Mahmoud Kaabour

Writer

Eva Sayre

Producer

Nabil Amarshi

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Synopsis

Teta Fatima struggles to cope with the silence of her once-buzzing house and imagines what awaits her beyond death.

Director: Mahmoud Kaabour
Producer: Eva Sayre
Screenwriter: Mahmoud Kaabour
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2017
Runtime: 48m